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While it is ok for your child to hug and kiss immediate family members like their parents and siblings, it is ideal to limit it only to their close circle.

DEAR ABBY: I am uncomfortable about being touched.I have been this way all my life. As a child, my parents forced me to hug and kiss relatives, and if I protested, I was reprimanded.

DEAR ABBY: I am uncomfortable about being touched. I have been this way all my life. As a child, my parents forced me to hug and kiss relatives, and if I protested, I was reprimanded.