Hug and kiso my kids all the time, all 4 of them ages from 7 to 22.. About to be a grandad and I'll be exactly the same with her. The hugs are starting to turn into mini boxing/wrestling matches with my 13 year old son now though, and I love it! Like others have said, if your kid still wants a hug, give them one I say.. Very old fashioned way of thinking about not hugging your kids after a certain age IMO.. It's a bit like the argument about keeping your dogs inside making it soft and not so good a worker..