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Anonymous
| We kiss our 2 year old and 4 year old on the lips all the time (boy and a girl). . .my MIL said to me the other day that she didn't think it was right and that at this age it was a good idea to stop. I never thought about stopping, honestly-- like forever (we don't make out, we kiss, quick kiss. . . ) thoughts on the topic? |
Anonymous
| We didn't growing up and I don't like the idea now. How do you know they don't kiss someone else on the lips (like another relative) and then they can got cold sores and all that crap, ugh. |
Anonymous
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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.... |
Anonymous
| we kiss our 2 and 4 year old on the lips all the time, and until one of them says otherwise I will continue to do so-we have a whole routine-kiss, squeeze and I love you. I will be sad when it goes away. |
Anonymous
| Blimey! I kiss DS on the lips all the time and I don't plan on stopping! |
Anonymous
| I don't think there is anything wrong with it -- it is perfectly natural and I never thought twice about it. Our kids are 3 and 1 -- we do it all the time. Like you said, we are not making out with them -- it is a peck. What's next -- no hugs, no touching, rubber gloves all the time. (And no, our kids don't run around kissing everyone else on the lips -- they don't see us do it, so they don't either!) |
Anonymous
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Oy vey. OP is not tongue kissing her children.
People have kissed their children on on the mouth for centuries without spreading meningitis, tb, etc. This is a cultural norm in many countries and cultures. There is nothing wrong with it. BTW, as a matter of record -- I do not kiss my child on the mouth. But I see absolutely nothing wrong with it if that's what OP wants to do. To each his own. Vive le difference. |
Anonymous
Is this a joke? Come on, people. Sweet little baby kisses? I can't get enough! |
Anonymous
Even if he tells you to stop? |
Anonymous
| 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. |
Anonymous
Well in other countries it's the opposite, kissing your children on the mouth is completely taboo. And btw, don't assume your kids would never do it to anyone else, my friend was shocked when she saw her kid kiss someone on the mouth - she also assumed it would only be her husband and herself. Google it, kissing a baby with herpes can be very dangerous for the baby (obviously much more dangerous than for adults) |
Anonymous
are you afraid of getting something from your children or giving them something? I kiss my children on the lips every day, and they kiss each other on the lips too. |
Anonymous
If, not when. Not all kids object - some grow up with this as perfectly normal behavior. (And I don't kiss my baby on the lips.) |
Anonymous
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Kissing a baby with herpes can be dangerous!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! |
Anonymous
What about people who kiss their dogs on the mouth! LOL!! |