The Girl Scouts are reminding parents that when it's time for the family to get together for the holidays, it's not a good idea to force girls to give physical affection to relatives if they don't ...

Hugging and the holidays often go together, but the Girl Scouts warns that forced hugging can send a wrong message to young girls. The article put out by the Girl Scouts comes at a time when there is ...

At a time when issues of sexual harassment and consent are in the news, and with the holidays just around the corner, the Girl Scouts have resurfaced a recommendation about how parents can help young ...

The Girl Scouts of America issued a statement to parents ahead of the holiday season, a reminder that telling a young girl she “owes” a hug to a relative may have unintended consequences later in her ...

The Girl Scouts are addressing the national conversation on girls learning how to handle unwanted physical touching, and they say that can involve unwanted hugs from well-meaning family members and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Girl Scouts have issued some advice about not making children hug relatives to show affection. (Photo: Getty Images) Girl Scouts ...

Practices of forced affection can give little children the wrong idea about consent and physical affection, Girl Scouts of the USA warns parents as the holiday season begins Thursday with Thanksgiving ...