No, My Child Does NOT Have to Hug You and our Hi, Hug, Handshake and High Five system that empowers our kids to listen to their bodies but also learn to greet others. I remember my shy toddler telling me, "No kissing. I no kiss." When we first arrived in South America he was only 14 months. We lived on the school campus so we were constantly around what he considered strangers (for him anyone not in our family was a stranger). When greeted by our friends or co-workers he'd hide. As … [Read more...]