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Do you kiss your child on the lips?

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ALS17081982 · 10/09/2018 17:00

I'm just wondering - do most parents kiss their child on the lips?

What are your thoughts on this? Opinion seems to be divided from what I see!

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Lovingit81 · 10/09/2018 20:23

I feel so sad for all those saying no!!! I love kissing my children on the lips! I still kiss my mum and dads on the lips and I'm 36. It's a lovely sentiment.

Beaverhausen · 10/09/2018 20:23

Yes I kiss my daughter on the lips, she is my baby and there is nothing wrong with it.

RiddleyW · 10/09/2018 20:24

I can’t imagine not kissing my three year old on the lips!

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louise5754 · 10/09/2018 20:24

BTW I don't lick their face they just like to do it to me which I do tell them to stop.

louise5754 · 10/09/2018 20:26

I kiss my kids in the playground before going into school. It never occurred to me that people might be looking thinking it's disgusting or sexual 😞

QueenOfMyWorld · 10/09/2018 20:31

Yes i do and so does my dh

MamaHechtick · 10/09/2018 20:42

Absolutely we do, DS 4 and DD 5, my parents used to kiss me on the lips until senior school. Now though I kiss my dad on the head or cheek. DS especially loves the fish kiss!

Cosmoa · 10/09/2018 20:43

Absolutely I do!! And I still kiss my Mum on the lips!

EdWinchester · 10/09/2018 20:48

No. Yuck. Have never kissed my children on the lips.

The thought of kissing my parents or in laws on the lips is just weird.

Not sexual obvs - just bleurgh.

Cosmoa · 10/09/2018 20:52

@BigBlueBubble what a weird thing to say! I'm disturbed by the way your mind works.

BlaaBlaaBlaa · 10/09/2018 20:57

@bigblue kissing does not have to be sexual unless you make it that way. I kiss my DS in the lips as often as he'll let me but I also kiss my friends on the lips occasionally....it's all about the context.

BlaaBlaaBlaa · 10/09/2018 20:57

*on the lips

LusaCole · 10/09/2018 21:02

Personally I don't. I hug and kiss them all the time, just not on the lips.

louise5754 · 10/09/2018 21:02

When we say kiss we actually mean a peck not a bloody snog

scammedohshit · 10/09/2018 21:10

I have always being demonstrably affectionate with my children and now GC and hugs and kisses are an everyday thing. However, I had to think hard and have to answer that No, I don't kiss anyone but a partner on the mouth

3boysandabump · 10/09/2018 21:11

My 3 year old he gorgeous big fat lips. Always kiss him on the lips. Older 2 offer me their head for kisses these days 🙄
Don't kiss the baby on the lips just in case of germs but I could smooch his chubby little cheeks all day long.
Definitely don't see it as a sexual thing.

MuddlingThroughLife · 10/09/2018 21:16

I used to kiss all 3 of mine on the lips when younger. My girls are now 16 and 13 and don't like hugs let alone kisses! My forever 10 year old ds on the other hand used to love hugs, kisses on the lips and telling me he loved me. It was always the last thing we said to each other at bed time.

Rebecca36 · 10/09/2018 23:03

I have honestly never known anyone who has kissed a child on the lips.
Kissing and cuddling them is normal and lovely but - not on lips.
Basically, what BiggerBoat1 said.

itsonlysubterfuge · 11/09/2018 10:36

I kiss my DD, she's 6, on the lips. Whenever I drop her off at girl guides and the other Mum's seem to kiss their DD's on the lips as well. I use to kiss me baby cousins on the lips as well when I baby sat them.

I'm a weirdo I suppose, I also still BF my 6 year old...

WLmum · 11/09/2018 10:41

Absolutely! Dd1 is 11 so sometimes now offers her head instead but sometimes offers her lips. I just go with her lead. Other 2 get kisses on the lips, noses, cheeks, eyes, hands etc etc etc.

BlaaBlaaBlaa · 11/09/2018 11:21

My DS woke up this morning and ran into our bedroom and gave me a big kiss on the lips and a hug. Best feeling in the world. It was instigated by him and while he still wants that we'll go with it.

It is in no way the same as kissing a partner. It is possible for kisses to have different meanings. I kiss my friends on the lips sometimes as a greeting...again that is totally different to kissing my partner

DieAntword · 11/09/2018 11:25

I always thought it was weird but my toddler kisses my lips all the time when I offer my cheek. I’ve grown to accept it.

Ohyesiam · 11/09/2018 11:27

@FranticalyPeaceful your kids are likely to be immune to the virus that causes your cold sores, but I don’t know how long it takes to build the immunity. You could check it with your doctor?
I grew up with my mum having them, and have now never caught them from my partner due to my acquired immunity from childhood exposure. Neither of our kids have ever got them from him either.

Providing none of them have reduced immunity, You might just be able to kiss them on the lips yet!

Strugglingtodomybest · 11/09/2018 11:30

Yes

Seafoodeatit · 11/09/2018 11:51

Nope, kiss the rest of their face plenty though!

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