Kiss and tell

Two stories about kissing have people talking on parentcentral.ca today.

Bernard Weil/Toronto Star

The first addresses the mixed approaches to kissing our kids. On the lips or on the cheek. Who knew this was an issue? It started with New York blogger who got mixed reactions when she wrote about it in her blog. Turns out a lot of us North Americans have a pretty conservative take on what is and isn't appropriate. Check it out.

Rick Madonick/Toronto Star

The second story is about teens with severe analphylactic food allergies.

For them, the prospect of a first kiss is clouded with concern about what their boyfriend or girlfriend has just had to eat.