Kissing your kid too much?

The Nap Taker · March 2013

Dh and I kiss our DS all the time, we hug, snuggle, and always give him kisses. Our who family is like that, we like to give loves (as we call it)

So, last night DS was laying in bed with me and he was on his stomach and wrapped his arm around his lovey and then would do the same to me. He would wrap his arm around my neck and bring my face right up to his. He would touch my face or stare at me and give me kisses. It was so sweet and adorable.

Since I come from a place of skewed thoughts of what is appropriate (since being molested as a child) I worry that maybe I am or we are too loving with our son. Maybe we kiss and hug him too much?

I hope I make since......

RondackHiker · March 2013

Kissing and hugging is fine, as long as you are not forcing it on the child or doing it for sexual pleasure.

I'm sorry you experienced that as a child. Do you have someone to talk to? I know my own issues with sex crop up more when I'm stres

aforst · March 2013

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right. We are an extremely affectionate family. I love on my boys constantly. I think they get annoyed w/ me sometimes. I can understand your concern given where you've come from. I also th

LoveActually4 · March 2013

I can't see how old your DS is.

I don't think parents can give too much affection but, at an appropriate age, kids need a talk about who it's ok to receive affection from and what to do if someone makes them feel uncomfortable.

dramamama2be · March 2013

OP, I'm in the exact same place as you are. We constantly are giving dd hugs and kisses, and like you, after being sexually abused as a child, I often wonder the same things. Then I remind myself that I'm not forcing affection on dd, and I'm certainly not

FormerlyKrista555 · March 2013

IMO, it's bad if the intentions are bad. Your intentions are clearly good.

I think he will get to an age where he's like "Ma! You're so embarrassing!" and you'll miss these days.

EastCoastBride · March 2013

I'm a full on proponent of you can't have too much appropriate affection! I kiss and hug my DS all the time. I fear the day that he starts to pull away and say "no!". I will be sad!

Kaydfry2411 · March 2013

EastCoastBride:
I'm a full on proponent of you can't have too much appropriate affection!nbsp; I kiss and hug my DS all the time.nb

The Nap Taker · March 2013

Thanks Ladies!!!

I must clarify, and probably don't need to with the wonderful posts I am getting. I have no ill intention or sexual anything when I am kissing my child. Now, as a grown adult who had years of counseling I understand the differenc

nanabanana06 · March 2013

We kiss and hug on both of our kids all the time. We are loving people. I don't see anything wrong with it.

NotSharknado · March 2013

Dd wants a kiss from me every 2 mins, sometimes all she wants is hugs, kisses and snuggles. I eat it up. You guys are fine. Trust me, in a few years they are going to be pushing us off of them, refusing to kiss us before entering the school, cuz god forbi