Girl Scouts of the USA has shared a reminder to parents that they shouldn't force their daughters to show affection to relatives this holiday season. The organization tweeted the reminder earlier this ...

A creative dad has invented a genius ‘cuddle curtain’ so his children can hug their grandparents during coronavirus lockdown. One of the things we’ve missed most while practicing social distancing is ...

Even as children grow independent, they still deeply need hugs for security, emotional bonding, and stress management. This ...

As the holiday season approaches, that means family gatherings, and the question of how much affection kids should be expected to give.

NORMAL — For Antoinese Watson of Normal, reaching out to bullied teens isn't nice, it's necessary. "My cousin is (a local suicide victim's) sister," she said. "No child should feel they're all alone, ...

My heart is broken, and so is my wife’s. This past year, we planned a family vacation because my daughter and her family and my son and his live in a different state. We were meeting in the middle to ...

— Operation Hug-A-Hero recently brought its mission to comfort children with parents and loved ones in the military to Cumberland County. The nonprofit organization provides military children a ...

Children who visit the Bay Area’s three Build-A-Bear Workshop stores will get a chance to give extra comfort to their peers in the hospital thanks to the third annual Stuffed With Hugs event. The ...

For infants as young as four months, a hug from a parent makes all the difference. A study examined heart rate responses in infants less than one year old during a hug and found that children as young ...

Memories of her loving son, Michael, who died of cardiac arrest at the age of 16 in 2016, inspired Sonoma resident Kristy ...