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Don’t Force Your Kids to Hug and Kiss Relatives During the Holidays, Pediatrician Says

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 takes away the child's autonomy over their own body and sends a message that it's OK for others to demand affection. The Girl Scouts [...]

By |2018-12-17T13:39:00+11:00December 17th, 2018|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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