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https://ca.style.yahoo.com/post/127179737250/should-parents-kiss-their-children-on-the-lips

Soon parents won't be able to touch their child without it being sexual. :-S

Soon only men will be able to change boys diapers and no they can't change their daughters even though she's wet and stinky. :-S

No doubt there are some, particularly on here and other such sites, who will consider it terrible.

the things that parents can no longer do "because ...." is getting beyond belief!

There shouldn't be a problem until they reach puberty, but after then probably not. It's normally a 'peck' rather than a 'snog'.

On a safety first aspect. Do remember that if you have the herpes/cold sore virus in your system, that can be passed onto children by an innocent kiss.

I don't like the practice of parents sending kids around to kiss everybody at a gathering when they leave, I really don't want to be snogged by an acquaintances "plague monkeys"!

Must say I am not really happy with children being trained to kiss anyone on the lips myself, most parents I would have thought give kids a good night kiss on the forehead or cheek but each to their own.

I'm with you on this Mayfield

Whilst agreeing with you about 'training', its not unusual for a young child to launch a kiss at a parent whilst playing with them. If the parent turns their head, they lose the important eye-contact.

Exactly, DeT - more often than not, it's the toddler planting a kiss on their parent's lips!

Kisses used to be a simple sign of affection as did hugs...when did the whole world become so obsessed with sex that a parent can no longer do these? :-(

I was even 'told off' for breastfeeding my son ( years ago obviously!) ...because 'isn't that a bit creepy, with him being a boy not a girl?".

I can't remember if I was kissed on the mouth as a child,(though it's probable)...so clearly it didn't have a lasting effect if I was...I do remember kissing aunties when they visited but all I remember of it was powdered cheeks and perfume :-D

Rose I agree with your first sentence.

I am fortunate to get hugs and kisses from my daughter and son,
from my grand children and from my great grand children.

A sign of affection and love for one another, what is so wrong
about that.

I take my wife out with me so that I don't have to kiss her goodbye.

Our little ones (and big ones too) kiss us on arriving and leaving. The youngest is almost five and gives me an absolute smackerroo on the lips. he loves it and so do I.
I treasure them all.

well my Children are in there 30s
and we still kiss each other
My best friend and Cousins Uncles and Aunties
always kiss me as they leave

It really is just a show of affection that's perfectly normal

Humans have been doing the very same for thousands of years <3

I'm with Mayfield on this too. The health reasons like Herpes, (you become a carrier for life) colds, flu, Meningitis to name a few, even tooth decay bacteria can be shared this way. A peck on the cheek or forehead is still affection.

I agree, Joy ............. perfectly normal between family members and close friends.

I have one grandson, who always kisses parents, grandparents and aunts/uncles when greeting you, saying goodbye, or before going to bed .......... but he's showing typical little boy behaviour now.

He ducks his head as he hugs you, so his kiss ends up on the neck or shoulder and your kiss ends up on the top of his head :-D

We have a number of French-Canadian friends ................ our close friends always greet us with a hug (reciprocated), but the French-Canadians also kiss you on both cheeks ........ and that is reciprocated!

In fact, the Quebecois do it slightly differently from those from France ............ my experience is that the French kiss you on one cheek then the other (ie, twice), our Quebecois kiss you on one cheek, the other, and then on the first cheek again (ie, 3 times).

I have to keep remembering whether the friend I'm currently greeting is Quebecois born or French-born and living in Quebecois!!


Nevertheless ............. the hug and the kiss are all signs of affection, welcome, nice to see you, or fare-thee-well when leaving.

Bob - you're on dangerous ground :-D :-D

Common sense tells me that if someone has
a cold sore I wouldn't kiss them or let them
kiss me.

Talking of cold sores, how do you deal with them? Cotton bud and surgical spirit 2 or 3 times a day seems to do it for me.

Re cold sores.

You can buy an anti-viral cream over the counter which used to be prescription only. It starts with Zor or Zar :-S
Edit - Zovirax
Its most effective when you have the first feeling of the tingle.
Our daughter also uses some gizmo which delivers a low electrical current to the cold sore. Its on a timer.

Herbes Simplex carriers don't necessarily have cold sores. They may only have a sore corner of the mouth and won't realise what it is.

What a load of bollonies.

Do what you feel comfortable with and what the other person whether he/she is a one year old or a ninety something feels comfortable with.