Do you kiss your kids on the lips

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Mine are 8 and 10.

Myself, DH, My Mum and Step Dad Sister and Brother in Law kiss my kids on the lips.

My brother and sister in law prefer to kiss them on the cheek.

They prefer not to kiss DH family at all so don't.

If they don't feel like giving family a kiss they won't. It's just something they have always done.

My mum sometimes kisses me on the lips and I kissed my grandparents on the lips until they passed away.

My friend has said she's never kissed her boys on the lips.

Mine are girls not that it makes a difference.

I kiss my daughters on the lips every day and will continue to do so as long as they want me to.

We do. My 12 yo DS still does, my 14 yo doesnt but he's always been less tactile anyway. He gets a kiss on the head and is happy with hugs.

Each to their own, dont get why people make such a huge deal either way. The millions of threads on here and FB posts clearly proves that many people do and many people dont so there is no right or wrong here.

Yep. DS nearly 14, dd12. They both give DH and I a peck on the lips at bedtime. It's sweet that they both still want to!

I do with my DD’s aged 6 and 3. I’ve never really thought of it as any sort of issue before. I’ll play it by ear, I’d imagine some kids will just grow out of it.

Yes

A family member kissed me on the lips as a child and gave me the herpes (cold sore virus).

No - I don’t kiss children on the lips.

No, but my parents weren't huggers or kissers at all (old school stiff upper lip types) so I had to almost 'learn' to show affection to my kids. I don't like receiving kisses much but kissed my kids' cheeks when they were little. Now the older ones are adults in their 30s we don't kiss at all (mutual decision) and my 15 year old can take it or leave it.

Yep.

I have no choice with DS he likes to kiss my lips I do stop him as he gets obsessive, he won't give one kiss he'll want 50. Thankfully it is not daily.
I don't kiss DD on the lips. I don't allow anyone else kiss them on the lips. I trained them as babies to take one on the head to avoid germs and then when do you stop it with other adult's.

No I don't and I don't like my family members doing it either although a few still do. Lots of hugs and kisses but always head, cheek etc

Yes. And no.

Always been the norm in my family (I still kiss my parents goodbye on the lips) so have always kissed my DS's on the lips. One is 12 and we still do it but the 15 year old started turning his face to offer his cheek instead a few years ago so now he gets a peck in the cheek and a hug instead.

Its all good and neither is better than the other. Anyone who talks about it being gross or inappropriate is the one with the issue and should be ignored. People just not liking it so not doing it is fine, we all do things differently.

No. Never have. Feels wrong and invasive to their personal space. Others feel differently. That's them . This is me.

Nope, never. It's not a thing in either my family or DH's.

No, seems a bit gross to me, but each to their own.

No. Never. Hated being kissed on lips as a child and would never inflict this on my children. It's unhygienic and lip kissing is sexual. For those of you who say it isn't, would you be happy with your partner locking lips with someone else, or someone else's children. If not, why not?

Yes. I also kiss my parents on the lips. Always have, always will. Nothing wrong with it. Some people choose not to and that is okay. Some people choose to and that is okay too.

Dd (9) hates kisses but will occasionally tolerate a peck on the top of her head.

Ds (7) is very kissy and loves lip smackers.

yes

DS1 (23) kisses on the cheek, DS2 (21) always gives me a peck on the lips.

I am happy either way.

I've always kissed my kids on the lips but my son is 12 and kisses me on the cheek now. My 10 year daughter still gives me a peck on the lips. I kiss my parents but on the cheeks.

No. Never. But I don’t particularly judge people who do! It’s just for me, DH is the only person I would ever kiss on the lips. For kids it’s always been on the cheek or head.

Find it a bit weird myself when it goes on past the age where the child gives sloppy kisses anywhere they can put them. But to each their own.

It's the parents that get upset about their children no longer wanting to be kissed on the lips that really make me raise an eyebrow.

No. Not since they were toddlers.

No.

It's unhygienic and lip kissing is sexual. For those of you who say it isn't, would you be happy with your partner locking lips with someone else, or someone else's children. If not, why not?

Oh for goodness sake. It's not sexual. Snogging may be but a peck on the lips isn't. And of course I wouldn't want my DH to kiss anyone else on the lips but that's because we're family and are close as families are. I'm not thinking about sex every time I kiss my DH, sometimes it's just affection.