As a child walking into a family function, did you have parents who would tell you to hug every relative in the room before being allowed to run off and play with the other kids your age?

Parents Kenny and Rachel Homer believe the ... Rachel urged a public message, she said to, “always hug your kids and make sure that they know you love them.” The Homer's are in for a long ...

An adult relative comes over and a parent tells a child to greet that person with a hug or a kiss. But as physical touch vanished during the pandemic, the pressure put on kids to physically greet ...

Pothof says parents should understand that events like this can rob kids of their sense of safety and comforting them through those difficult feelings is the only way forward. "Give them a hug ...