They have the power to heal boo-boos, and the ability to turn a frown upside down and show someone that they are loved. Kisses are magical to kids. So why is there still so much debate about whether ...

"One more hug and kiss?" my 9-year-old son requests before I leave his room for the night. I turn back and see his sleepy smile and pleading eyes. How I can resist? A quick squeeze and peck on the ...

So my son asks me as I am putting him down to sleep tonight, 'if hugs makes o's, why are kisses x's?' I said I was uncertain, but I would look it up and tell him in the morning...<BR><BR>Several ...

As Valentine’s Day draws near, candy hearts emblazoned with XOXO, as in “hugs and kisses,” remind us that love is in the air. But why XO? Why not AB? Or XY? It turns out that XO, which has been ...

A kiss triggers a kaleidoscope of emotions. It sends out a sea of sensual feelings in your body. As you sink into your partner's arms, your nerves calm down and you feel loved. As you further slip ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. I don’t often write about cultural nonverbals, after all there are so many cultures ...