Do you kiss your child on the lips?

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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!

Not anymore cos he's now 14 so won't let me, but yes I always used to kiss him on the lips. He's my baby I can kiss him wherever I want!
Whoever said kissing a child on the lips is sexual. You have a serious problem and should seek help! Thinking kissing children on the lips is sexual is not a normal thought to have! Weirdo!!!

The toddler yes, the teenage boys no.

Generally kids are very skilled at asserting boundaries. I'm sure I stopped kissing the boys on the lips years ago. They now make noises that sound like torture screams if I kiss the top of their heads, which is also very effective at stopping all kissing of teenage boys.

Always!

No. Never have. Dd gets plenty of hugs and kisses from me. Not lips.
If you do it, that's fine for you.

I do, but it's always been whatever the kids have preferred, tbh. The 5yo is massively kissy and always goes for the lips with me. The 9yo will do either cheeks or lips randomly at the moment. I'm happy to be led by what they want, surely that's the way to go.

DH will only do cheek kisses with them. I only do cheeks with adult family.

Mine are now older teenagers. I have always hugged and kissed them (though none of them is very huggy or kissy) - but never, ever on the lips. My parents didn't do it to me, either. The only person I kiss on the lips is my DP.

Yes, both insist on it or it isn't a real kiss. DC (4) will grab my face and kiss me for ages, repeatedly, because she is a very kissy, affectionate child. Will be sad when she is too old for it

My family's never been that affectionate, but I'd be really really creeped out and uncomfortable if my parents kissed me on the lips. There was a girl at my primary school whose mum used to do it when she got dropped off, but she got teased about it quite a bit and the mum stopped doing it.

I kiss my dc on the lips all the time and won't stop until they ask me to. The only people I would kiss on the lips are my dc, dh, parents, sisters and their dc.

I have lived in mainland Europe, Africa and Britain and this hasn't been viewed as weird apart from on this thread.

About to pick them up from school and looking forward to a kiss and hug.

No.

lip kissing is sexual and totally inappropriate for a child

Only if you're determined to make it so. Otherwise, it's really not.

My DC make the choice. If they stop giving lip kisses, so will I. For as long they want them, they'll get them.

Depends on age imo

I still kiss my dad on the lips, I'm 31. I kiss my baby on the lips but have to time it carefully or he opens his mouth and tried to suck my face (he's four months old). I HATE anyone else kissing him on the lips though apart from my OH.

Kisses on the lips always. I do regret it at the moment when she is covered in all the snot and drool. She’s so gorgeous. It’s probably cleaner than kissing my farmer, manky other half.

Yes. It was my kids choice though.

Is this a culture-specific norm perhaps? I'm very affectionate with my parents but the thought of kissing them on the lips is just bizarre to me, it's not something we'd ever do in our culture. Maybe for a baby, but even then it'd be seen as strange.

My 2 year old tries to snog me, snotty nose included

Yes. It's totally a non-issue for me, I wasn't even aware people viewed it as being sexually motivated. I just assume it has more to do with their own experiences.

I was too late to stop my ex-MIL from kissing my newborn on the lips - with the dreg-ends of a cold sore.

She's suffered with them ever since.

DS is only 12 weeks but loves kisses in his face and lips (although he does a wide mouth grin when you come at him so it's mostly kissing the air between his lips if you know what I mean), DH kisses his lips as well. If I kiss his cheek he'll turn to slobber on me anyway! Only DH and I are allowed to kiss DS mouth though.

To the poster who thinks it's sexual, I find that a really worrying stance to have that says more bout the person having the thought. I have zero sexual thoughts about anything involving my baby

On his mouth not in

I still kiss my parents on the lips and im 27.. its just a peck and its what weve always done. Its not weird.

My babies, yes, all the time
Now they are 21,20, and 11, I do not. It doesn’t feel right to me.
I’m happy for other parents to do as they please.

article warning against this is in the standard tonight ( if pregnant )

BlooperReel I have a 3 yo like that, he grabs my head and pulls me in for kisses to make sure he gets a proper one 😘😘