2.5yo toddler boy suddenly kissing on lips - should I be worried??

[TickingTui]

We give our toddler lots of hugs and kisses, but never on the mouth.

Recently, he has been kissing more - at first on 'owies', my pregnancy bump, and now on the mouth at bedtime.

I cuddle our kiddo to sleep. The last few nights, he's suddenly grabbed my face saying 'kiss! kiss!' and kissed me on lips. He keeps his lips pursed, but rather than a 'mwah' he keeps contact for a few seconds (which we don't do).

He's at daycare most of the week, so I wondered if this is something he's picked up from other kids in a game? He also sometimes says 'Do you need a kiss?' which makes me wonder is he repeating something from an adult?

Am I worrying over nothing? My SO and I wondered if we should ask Daycare, but we didn't want to seem like we were making accusations... But then again, I'm not very comfortable if the daycare are allowing kids to kiss in this way.

Advice please!

They may have seen another child kiss their parent at pick up or seen other people kissing on TV. They may even be copying after seeeing you and DH kiss.
I do remember my little brother (many years ago!) doing a longer kiss on the lips to our DM because he had seen it somewhere. He did it daily, but only for a short period. My own Dc also went through a small phase of kissing for a few seconds.
Of course if you are concerned then speak to daycare, they may be able to tell you where he’s seen it or if the kids are kissing each other, hopefully they can reassure you it’s not from an adult.

Don't be weird

He’s just kissing you, it’s a normal expression of love. Lots of children get an oxytocin rush when they look at their parents and want to express it by tight hugs or kissing. I’d savour it! My dd kisses on the mouth, often at the end of nursery when she runs to me for a hug as if I’ve been gone for years! It’s just a lovely special moment, which I know I’ll remember when she’s 13y and slamming doors 😁

I kiss my kids on the mouth all the time! What's up with it?

Does he watch any tv? People kissing each other on the mouth is a totally normal expression of affection that he will see all around him, wherever he goes. Other children might be doing it at daycare but that’s not even something I’d give more than a seconds thought to.
Personally I find your whole response to this decidedly odd. I kiss my children on the mouth occasionally, so what?

Oh, give over !

What now?

My 24 year old daughter still kisses me and her dad on the lips. Nothing weird or sexual about it. Just our normal.

To the people saying this is normal behaviour, it may be normal to you but it is not normal to OP. You can't demand they consider it normal just because you do without also viewing the situation from their point of view.

OP, this is probably going to be a phase. Continue to model how you want your child to kiss you, don't make a big deal out of it. It will blow over soon enough I'm sure

Can potentially spread cold sores if you get them.

More than likely he is copying a peer. He probably did it once liked it and continued.

Mine often came home with a phrase or action from their peers, they are sponges. Unless there is any more concerning behaviour I would just let it run its course.

For goodness sake. This is lovely, enjoy it whilst it lasts.

But the op is implying that her son has picked up this habit in some kind of inappropriate way?
It’s not unusual for young children to be kissed on the mouth or to copy this behaviour from their peers, tv, seeing it in the shop…..
It’s not a phase that would be causing me concern.

OP if it was my child i would check with nursery if that is something he sees in nursery. No harm in asking and and it might actually start a conversation that'll help get to the bottom of this. When my daughter was little her keyworker told me my daughter and her touch the top her noses to each others. .She mentioned it to me once and i didn't think much of it but my daughter started to do it to us too and i think it is an intimate thing to do and she was not old enough to understand who it is ok to do with. So i asked her keyworker to stop doing it kindly and she did and my daughter stopped doing it too.

@BatteryPowerGnat well, I don't 🤣🤣

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Love nothing more when my two year old runs up to me and give me a big slacker on the lips. some people are so weird

This. Wtf. Do people not kiss their children on the lips now?! Send the meteor to Earth now please.

This. Wtf. Do people not kiss their children on the lips now?! Send the meteor to Earth now please.