Comments on: Touching Teens: Hugs, Hand Holding and Non-Sexual Cuddling http://www.radicalparenting.com/2009/05/14/touching-teens-hugs-hand-holding-and-non-sexual-cuddling/ Parenting From The Kids Perspective Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:26:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MerrieWay http://www.radicalparenting.com/2009/05/14/touching-teens-hugs-hand-holding-and-non-sexual-cuddling/comment-page-1/#comment-3139 MerrieWay Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:10:55 +0000 http://www.radicalparenting.com/?p=4022#comment-3139 Hugs can heal the soul, give relief from a moment of stress, and just feel good. MerrieWay's happy day includes no less than twelve hugs. If alone I can hug a tree, my pups, myself, a pillow, or even a teddy bear.<br>Here's the cincher for the teen hug-types. <br>1. A look into each other's eyes before the hug tells all. Are you wanting the same hug? Does one of you want to cuddle and get feely and the other wants an arm shake. <br><br>2. Set your boundaries and don't invade any one else's. <br><br>3. Go for a hug-fest...it's the lonliness buster.<br>3. Hugs can heal the soul, give relief from a moment of stress, and just feel good. MerrieWay's happy day includes no less than twelve hugs. If alone I can hug a tree, my pups, myself, a pillow, or even a teddy bear.
Here's the cincher for the teen hug-types.
1. A look into each other's eyes before the hug tells all. Are you wanting the same hug? Does one of you want to cuddle and get feely and the other wants an arm shake.

2. Set your boundaries and don't invade any one else's.

3. Go for a hug-fest…it's the lonliness buster.
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]]> By: Decoder - Breaking down teen culture, substance abuse, and parenting » Blog Archive » To Hug or Not To Hug http://www.radicalparenting.com/2009/05/14/touching-teens-hugs-hand-holding-and-non-sexual-cuddling/comment-page-1/#comment-2807 Decoder - Breaking down teen culture, substance abuse, and parenting » Blog Archive » To Hug or Not To Hug Thu, 28 May 2009 19:33:48 +0000 http://www.radicalparenting.com/?p=4022#comment-2807 [...] So, what’s your take on all this? By banning hugging, are we making it even harder for the Facebook and Twitter generation to develop genuine human bonds? Or do you think teens right now are creeping into dangerous—or at least uncomfortable—territory? (For more perspective, see what our guest blogger Vanessa has to say here.) [...]

[...] So, what’s your take on all this? By banning hugging, are we making it even harder for the Facebook and Twitter generation to develop genuine human bonds? Or do you think teens right now are creeping into dangerous—or at least uncomfortable—territory? (For more perspective, see what our guest blogger Vanessa has to say here.) [...]

]]> By: Rai Shauna Y Martin http://www.radicalparenting.com/2009/05/14/touching-teens-hugs-hand-holding-and-non-sexual-cuddling/comment-page-1/#comment-2752 Rai Shauna Y Martin Thu, 21 May 2009 16:49:20 +0000 http://www.radicalparenting.com/?p=4022#comment-2752 This is an issue i don't want my kids to have to deal with in the future. I would want to put a stop on the action no matter what they do, but then i think we should let the m cuddle and hug and if it goes too far then take action. just think when you where in middle and high school you had a boyfriend or girlfriend that you cuddled to all the time. this is just something their growing into-what i mean is interacting with other kids and stuff just might help with their social skills and stuff so let them cuddle. This is an issue i don’t want my kids to have to deal with in the future. I would want to put a stop on the action no matter what they do, but then i think we should let the m cuddle and hug and if it goes too far then take action. just think when you where in middle and high school you had a boyfriend or girlfriend that you cuddled to all the time. this is just something their growing into-what i mean is interacting with other kids and stuff just might help with their social skills and stuff so let them cuddle.

]]> By: online games for kids http://www.radicalparenting.com/2009/05/14/touching-teens-hugs-hand-holding-and-non-sexual-cuddling/comment-page-1/#comment-2650 online games for kids Fri, 15 May 2009 08:41:14 +0000 http://www.radicalparenting.com/?p=4022#comment-2650 the more they ban , the more i want to do it.. that's what happened for me during high school. around that age, all i know was just about breaking rules just to have fun.. =D so personally, i dont think it's a really good idea to ban anykind of touching. the more they ban , the more i want to do it.. that’s what happened for me during high school. around that age, all i know was just about breaking rules just to have fun.. =D
so personally, i dont think it’s a really good idea to ban anykind of touching.

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