Inlaws From HELL!

One day, mention to her that she should not kiss the child on the mouth, cheek or hand because his immunity it is not strong and you do not want your child to get sick. In some cultures this is a normal behavior. Wishing you well. God bless you.

You're not alone I feel same as you. My advice is try talking to her about the problem and share you're opinion of what she does. Hopefully you two can reach agreement that you both agree on.

You should pull the in-law aside and talk to them because as noted above, sometimes it's just a part of the culture to kiss the young ones all over...even on the mouth. It may seem strange to you but if you watch Full House (it used to be a VERY popular television show in the 90's), you see a dad, an uncle and even a friend of the family kissing the baby girl on the mouth....on TV!

Yeah. I flipped when I saw it but if THAT could be accepted, maybe your in-law finds it acceptable to give your child a peck on the mouth. Just tell them that it's a no-no and that you're uncomfortable with it and be FIRM. They may be the grandparent but you're the dad. Your child so YOUR rules on what's okay and what's not.

This is something that I grew up thinking was normal. Kissing on the mouth was just something that your parents were allowed to do. If they weren't your parents, they were to kiss you on the forehead or on the cheek. It was completely normal.

However, I moved in with my adoptive parents and they didn't believe in this. I always thought that it was normal until they discussed all the reasons why it could be unhealthy to kiss on the mouth. Ever since I talked about this with them, I realized that it was something that every has their own opinions about.

Here's the bottom line: it's your child. You make the rules about your child. Just explain to them that you would prefer they kiss the baby on the head, or not to kiss them at all. it's your choice. Yes, they might think you're strange, but who cares? It's what you want!

hi,

i am not surprised abut kissing a baby ( a toddler) on th hand or cheek ...i won't let someone kiss my girls on the mouth ..
i see it as affection only ....

Now , it is up to you to let people or family kiss your baby ; if you want to compromise or not ...( coz there i nothing bad in kissing , i am not superstitious , won't think about negative sides of it)

did you talk to your wife about this?

if you are against kissing ( for personal beliefs , not from the website ), so put your rules and to avoid any family conflict , i would agree with marcie .

My brother in law did that to us , he didn't want us to kiss their kids , i felt very frustrated and the danger is that family can take it personnally .....better to offer another option if they want to show their affection to kids.