You walk into a family holiday gathering with your child in tow. Aunt Kathy bends down and stretches out her arms to your little one: “Come over here and give me a big hug!” Your kid gets quiet, ...

You walk into a family holiday gathering with your child in tow. Aunt Kathy bends down and stretches out her arms to your little one: “Come over here and give me a big hug!” Your kid gets quiet, ...

Developmental pediatricians are telling parents to reconsider the age-old practice of forcing children to hug or kiss members of the extended family when gathering at the holidays. They say doing so ...

Families with young children are yet again reeling after this week's Four Corners investigation into abuse in the early childhood sector.

A gentle holiday reminder about kids and forced hugs: Don’t. Girl Scouts of the United States of America offers the following evergreen advice, which it just released to help families prepare for a ...

FOX NEWS - The Girl Scouts is reminding its members they don't "owe anyone a hug" ahead of the holiday season — declaring it could give impressionable children "the wrong idea about consent and ...

Aunt Matilda swoops in to hug a niece she sees in photos all the time. Little Cindy backs away. While family members often span the miles to visit at holidays, close encounters with relatives from ...

"One more hug and kiss?" my 9-year-old son requests before I leave his room for the night. I turn back and see his sleepy smile and pleading eyes. How I can resist? A quick squeeze and peck on the ...