In what must be the oddest “expert advice” of the week, a doctor has warned parents against kissing their children on the lips because it is “too sexual”.
Yes, you are reading that correctly.
Dr Charlotte Reznick, a renowned child and educational Psychologist, author and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at UCLA, told The Sun newspaper that kissing your kids on the mouth “could be stimulating” and may cause confusion, saying:
“If mommy kisses daddy on the mouth and vice versa, what does that mean, when I, a little girl or boy, kiss my parents on the mouth.”
Clinical psychologist Sally-Anne McCormack rubbished Dr Reznick’s claims, telling the newspaper:
“There is absolutely no way that kissing a young child on the lips is confusing for them in any way.
“That’s like saying breastfeeding is confusing. Some people might have issues with it, but it isn’t any more sexual than giving a baby a back rub.”
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