Kiss the cheek is OK, but don't kiss her or his mouth. Adults have germs in
their mouth which it's not effective to grow ups, because their immune
system have developed mature , but if you pass the germs or virus to your
babies, their immune system haven't completed yet, germs will make them sick
. Senior Chinese like to chew the food then pass to the little one, it's
really not good way to do it too.
There is a case in Britain, one mom kissed her infant daughter( I don't know
where ), Mom has cold sore and she didn't know, mom passed cold sore virus
to her daughter and she died from it. Also, the H1N1 flu virus is hiding in
human throat, when your immune system is week, the virus will attack you.
The virus can be passed to your infants by kissing or touching their facing.
What's the good chance for babies to fight back the virus since their
immune system haven't developed completely yet? That's why Dr. tells people
to wash their hands often. If you really want to kiss your infants, best
time is after brushing your teeth, and using salt water or mouth wash first
to kill the virus. If you don't believe me, ask your PEDs.