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Please you thaughts about DS giving a good bye kiss to a freind.

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lailahappy · 17/04/2012 21:57

Hi there.

My ds is 6 1/2,he's very freindly full of emotion,very afectionestist,when we are leaving school,he say goodbye to his two best friend,and give them a kiss on the cheek and say to them have a good evening,what do you think is that Ok in this culture,or i rather tell him to stop give a kiss and just say goodbye.I just want your thaughts about this, the Sorry English is not my first language.Many thanks in advance:)

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MrsMcEnroe · 17/04/2012 21:59

I think it's sweet and lovely.

It isn't "normal" in the UK to do this - but I don't think you have anything to worry about it. If/when your son's friends no longer feel comfortable with the kissing, I'm sure they'll tell him! At which point he would need to stop.

PooPooInMyToes · 17/04/2012 22:11

My daughter is the same age and doesn't do this. She gives me and her dad a kiss goodbye but not her friends.

Im sure there are probably some that do though.

She used to kiss her friends when she was a toddler but stopped as she got older.

Adults often kiss each other goodbye in this culture, i do my friends. Thinking about it i don't know why children don't.

I wouldn't worry about it though. My daughter has got to the kissing is yuck stage and your sons friends may do as well so they will soon tell him if they don't like it.

5madthings · 17/04/2012 22:17

my sons have gone thought phases of doing this, if the other children dont mind then its not a problem and am sure they will tell him if they dont like it, he sounds like a very sweet and polite little boy :)

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PorkyandBess · 17/04/2012 22:19

My son has just turned 10 and he and his friends give each other big bear hugs all the time. Love it!

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lailahappy · 17/04/2012 22:38

Thank you so much MrsMcEnroe for sharing what you think with me.His two freind are such lovely boys,They dont seem to bother,they are all happy waving good bye to each other.My son is still very inocent,he always kiss his sister when we pick him up,and tell her that he missed her.As you said it is not " normal " here in the Uk,that is what confused me,do i have to anterfer in his inocence or not?
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MrsMcEnroe · 18/04/2012 15:56

No don't interfere llailahappy - if your son's friends are uncomfortable they will tell him, I'm sure! Childhood innocence disappears so early these days - let's embrace it while we can!

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lailahappy · 18/04/2012 22:55

thank you MrsMcEnroe,you put my mind at rest:) I do agree with you that childhood now adays disapear so early.

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