Does not this makes such countries a pathetic place to live where you can not even hug a crying child, kiss him/her, console him/her, coz you have this fear that you may be accused of doing some indecent act with the child ?
I mean this is really sad ,there is no humanity left in some places of the world.
Simple answer: NO
Children protection laws are a huge responsibilty and if any adult working with any child in any situation knows whats best for them they will not hug a child.
Just imagine the following situation.
3 year old to mummy: Miss Milly hugged me today
Mummy: Why?
3 year old: shrugs shoulders.
Children (even as old as 10) forget to say the context in which the hug was given.
I think any parent could possible have the potential of asking the teacher why they were hugging their child.
As for kissing? Dude, no one and I mean NO one I have ever worked with in a child setting has ever kissed a child that they teach/look after. I personally would never kiss a child that I teach. Who does that?
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