Kissing your children on the lips

[Anonymous]

Good heavens. DC kisses us on the lips; it's his choice and he likes to do it. We peck him on the lips too. No one in the family has herpes! OP, I think this is not your MIL's business. I'm sorry she's bugging you about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it is wrong. By all means stop immediately when your child tells you he/she doesn't like it.
Very risky with disease transmission herpes, HPV, meningitis....

Can you actually get HPV by kissing????

Hell no!!!! Ignore this paranoia. Kiss away is what I say.
I kiss my kids on the lips and have never considered that there was anything wrong with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was at the park one day and I saw a father talking to his about 11 year old daughter. It seemed like weekend visitation and he was not going to go to her house. She kept saying how she didn't want him to leave. They hugged each other a lot and kissed on the mouth... a lot. I almost called the police, but I did scramble to get my kids out of there.

You could have probably ruined their lives.

And they in turn would hopefully have sued her.

[Anonymous]

Ok, you folks who are so paranoid about disease transmission need to read yesterday's Health Section in the Post. Article about increase in allergies (asthma, food allergies, hayfever, etc) -- one theory behind this increase is living in an antiseptic world. Exposure to germs in moderation is a good thing. Get over yourselves.

[Anonymous]

kissing your kids is called LOVE! AFFECTION! DS is 6 and he kisses me on the lips. I also kiss all my relatives on the cheek everytime I see them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think greater harm is done to children when they get too little affection, not too much.

I kiss my 2-yr-old DS on the cheeks, the chin, the hands, the feet, the belly, the knees, the nose, and, yes, the mouth. He knows his mommy loves him--that's what's important!

COMPLETELY AGREE. i cannot believe people saying it is flat out wrong to kiss your child on the lips. just cannot believe...

[Anonymous]

I know, they must have been starved for affection as a child, so now they think it is wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I kiss my 9mo on the lips all the time but wouldnt dream of kissing my 13yo. Of course I wouldnt let ANYONE else kiss either of them on the lips but maybe dad.

3/4/08 18:40, whaddya mean "maybe dad." Are you kidding (bad pun, I know) that it's up to you to "let" or not let the kids' father make a decision about how to kiss your/his kids?

Oh, not what I meant. He can kiss baby all he wants. Meant I wouldn't want other people (stranger's) kissing baby on the mouth. Dad can smooch away!

I do have to say older child's dentist did tell us cavities and mouth bacteria can be spread via kiss. No rotten teeth kisses from other people for us. I also try to limit the dog trying to lick the baby.

[Anonymous]

The dog likely has a cleaner mouth than any human kissing your child. Yes, it may not seem like it after you just watched him lick his own butt, however, dogs have antiseptic properties in their mouths to rid germs that we do not.

I find it interesting that people are worried about germs and diseases with regards to kissing on the lips your own child yet the pacifier or thumb they are sucking somehow no one would think twice about? More germs likely on their hands and pacifier....or for that matter that stuffed animal they snuggle up to which rests on their face as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The dog likely has a cleaner mouth than any human kissing your child. Yes, it may not seem like it after you just watched him lick his own butt, however, dogs have antiseptic properties in their mouths to rid germs that we do not.

I find it interesting that people are worried about germs and diseases with regards to kissing on the lips your own child yet the pacifier or thumb they are sucking somehow no one would think twice about? More germs likely on their hands and pacifier....or for that matter that stuffed animal they snuggle up to which rests on their face as well.

So many scientists on this board. I am glad to hear that my neighbor's poop EATING dog has a clean mouth. Whew! Won't worry about him licking my kids anymore.

[Anonymous]

When i brought my baby home from the hospital after he was born, i gave him a big smooch on the mouth. I couldn't resist. I just wanted to eat him up. Still do. He's just so adorable. I do try to resist kissing and touching him on the face too much though since he's still so young. (7 weeks).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:22:17 you shouldn't be kissing other kids at daycare. If you were a nanny that would be one thing, but if this is a day care center that is trying to control disease transmission, it is not fair to the infants.

Are you serious????????? Not fair to the infant? What is not fair is when some care providers leave infants in swings all day long.... I would be thrilled to see a caretaker acting so lovingly towards my child.

[Anonymous]

This thread cracks me up! I can't believe it has sparked such a huge debate.......I never would have thought of this topic or issue..........

[Anonymous]

poor kids that don't get any kisses.

[Anonymous]

This is the most ridiculous discussion I've seen in awhile.