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 ...

A 14-year-old girl received detention over a lingering hug she gave her boyfriend at school, infuriating her mother and putting school officials on the defensive. School officials said they had warned ...

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Girl Scouts of America is encouraging parents not to force their daughters to hug relatives at family gatherings and their post is receiving a lot of ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- For a lot of children, holiday hugging is a must when they see family and friends. But should kids have to wrap their arms around every relative? The Girl Scouts say no. Kiera ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- 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 ...

Girl Scouts of the USA has shared a reminder to parents that they shouldn't force their daughters to show affection to relatives this holiday season. The organization tweeted the reminder earlier this ...

The Girl Scouts is reminding its members they don't "owe anyone a hug" ahead of the holiday season — declaring it could give impressionable children "the wrong idea about consent and physical ...

Visiting family, seeing, and even meeting, relatives is a holiday tradition, but the Girl Scouts say hugging should not be a requirement. The Girl Scouts said they supported allowing a girl to choose ...