Guest blogger Catherine McCord: I admit it. I love kissing. The warm touch of your partner's lips against yours--sweet, passionate and loving. The only major problem is that most of us don't take the time to do it enough. 

Yes, I know for us parents, sex went out the door with the first "WAH" we ever heard, but kissing is the one thing that should never be ignored. And it doesn't have to be.



Recently, I was with my husband and my son, Kenya, hanging around on a hot Sunday. I don't remember what prompted it (who cares!!), but my husband and I kissed. Just a little peck, but my son 
watched it transfixed. He thought it was so funny and said, "mo?!" (his 
17-month-old word for "more"). So we continued to give each other little 
kisses and our son just lit up. You could actually see a little light bulb 
go off in his head. The action of kissing itself made Kenya simultaneously curious, happy, and engaged. He could tell we loved each other and he was secure. He even tried to kiss us both! It was kind of amazing. Between babysitters, day care and the bickering that can come with 
busy lives, children's sense of security is often tested. They really need to know that whatever may be going on in their environment, everything is ok and that mommy and daddy love each other. You would be shocked that just this little ounce of affection can produce that feeling in kids. 


This has become my husband and my little science project. Sometimes we 
even get our son in on the act. I'll kiss my husband; he'll kiss our son and so on. I really feel like it will make Kenya more comfortable with affection and always let him know that we're a loving family unit. One of the most ironic byproducts of this "project" has been how it makes my husband and I feel. We actually find ourselves being more 
affectionate towards one another, not only because of the way that it makes our son seem 
to feel, but it also give us a little buzz and reminds us why we first fell in love. Now that's the kind of buzz I like!

Catherine is the creator of Weelicious.com and is the mom of a 17-month-old named Kenya.