Should a Parent kiss their child ? Parents Defend Right To Kiss Their Children On The Lips After Doctor Calls It 'Sexual' and 'Confusing'
Last week an American psychologist's controversial comments,
originally made in 2010, went viral and caused a stir in the parenting
community.
Mums and dads responded with outrage to Dr Charlotte Reznick's
opinion thatparents should not kiss their children on the lips as
it is 'sexual'.
She said: "As a child gets to 4 or 5 or 6 and their sexual
awareness comes about... the kiss on the lips can be stimulating to them.
"Even if that never occurs to a child, it's just too
confusing! If mommy kisses daddy on the mouth and vice versa, what does that
mean when I, a little girl or boy, kiss my parent on the mouth?
"If I had to answer when to stop
kissing your kids on the lips, it would be now."
Mum and blogger Louise Rodgers, aka The
Puzzled Mummy, wrote the below post defending her right to kiss her
own child.
Once she posted it on her Facebook page, other parents followed
suit and began posting 'kissing selfies' in defiance.
Louise Rodgers
Louise Rodgers aka
The Puzzled Mummy wrote a blog post defending her right to kiss her child on
the lips
Over the past couple of days I have been collecting 'kissing
selfies' of parents and their children. Here's why.
It has been all over parenting news recently that comments have
been made by Dr. Charlotte Reznick in regards to kissing your child on the
lips.
According to Dr Reznick, we should stop kissing our children on
the mouth, as she believes it is "too sexual."
She gave the following statements in order to validate her
point:
1) If mummy kisses daddy on the
mouth and vice versa, what does that mean, when a little girl or boy kisses
their parents on the mouth?
"Is this a trick question? Some kind of screwed up riddle?
Let me have a go at cracking it. I'm guessing that mummy and daddy kiss on the
mouth because...erm...well...they love each other? They are showing affection?
"And as for what this means when a parent kisses their
child on the mouth, then I'm going to hazard a guess here and say I'm pretty
sure it means the same thing! Where does the sexual part come in here?
"Kissing is different in many cultures. Some cultures kiss
on the mouth, some kiss both cheeks, and some rub noses! But the one key thing
they have in common is the fact that it's a display of affection.
Via - Daily Mirror
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