You walk into a family holiday gathering with your child in tow. Aunt Kathy bends down and stretches out her arms to your little one: “Come over here and give me a big hug!” Your kid gets quiet, ...

They have the power to heal boo-boos, and the ability to turn a frown upside down and show someone that they are loved. Kisses are magical to kids. So why is there still so much debate about whether ...

“Don’t you just want to make out with your baby?” I was at a new-mom group with my then-6-week-old daughter, Lucy, when another mom sat down next to me. As if to prove her point, she puckered her lips ...

In 2015, writer Sabrina Rogers-Anderson wrote an article titled, "Kissing Kids On The Lips Could Be Confused As Sexual? Ridiculous!" in which she states: "Let me get this straight: when my 2-year-old ...

"One more hug and kiss?" my 9-year-old son requests before I leave his room for the night. I turn back and see his sleepy smile and pleading eyes. How I can resist? A quick squeeze and peck on the ...

Developmental pediatricians are telling parents to reconsider the age-old practice of forcing children to hug or kiss members of the extended family when gathering at the holidays. They say doing so ...

After a picture surfaced of former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham planting a smoocher on her 5-year-old daughter Harper, it seems the Internet – to no big surprise – is torn. A lot of people found it ...