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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Heidi Klum and son Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo, 3, share a kiss — and some snacks — while playing at the park on Wednesday in Los Angeles, Calif.
The Project Runway host and her sweetheart, husband Seal, are also parents to Lou Sulola, 4 months, Henry, 4, and Leni, 5 ½.
such a cute photo
- cassie on
Heidi is a phenomenal Woman. She does it all right? I love that. I greatly admire her and I hope she has continued success with her new Maternity lines. Go Heidi!!!
- Ronda on
I know some people don’t like the boys’ hair, but I think it’s adorable. As is this picture.
- Mo. on
Sooo cute,he is my favourite and look at that lil nose of his simply adorable…he loves his Mama
- Simone on
Aww he’s the cutest. I love his hair
- Sarah K. on
Precious!
- Shirese on
Too cute for words!
- Liliana on
DARLING!!!!!!
- Lauren on
awwww…….. 
- Mari on
Don’t like kissing one’s children on the mouth. Cute picture though.
- Elki on
Aw, that’s cute. I’ve always thought Johan was a very cute little boy.
- Luna on
Adorable.
- Tina on
Why is it a problem to kiss your child on the mouth? I’m a grown woman and I still kiss both my parents on the mouth.
- meghan on
Elki
Odd comment about kissing ones own child on the mouth…. I am assuming because of germs? If is is a sexual cogitation, well that is just odd.
I love his hair, very sweet phot.
- Belle on
he’s 3 years old – what wrong with kissing him on the mouth??? This picture is SOOOO cute!!! It reminds me when my kids were little (they are 13 and 18 now) … ahhhh memories!! 
- wow_23 on
Seriously…the kid passed through her vagina. I doubt that a peck on the lips could be any more “unsanitary” than that. LOL.
Such a cute photo~
- Erica on
he is absolutely adorable!
- melissa on
Such an odd comment about not kissing your OWN child, i still kiss both ma parents and ma son is 4 i kiss him all the time, and i will continue to do so until he tells me not to
- True on
I like his hair, too!
- CelebBabyLover on
One of the cutest photos!
- Eleonora on
my nieces are two and four, they insist on getting a kiss on the lips even if you are running out of the house for a split second. I don’t see a problem with the kiss on the lips.
- Angela on
what an absolute cutie, so sweet!
and yes, an exceedingly odd comment about kissing your child on the mouth. why the hell shouldn’t you?
- JM on
I live in Germany and don’t see a lot of parents kissing their kids on the mouth. I would say it’s a little frowned upon here. I don’t do that with my kids and my parents didn’t with me, and I have a hard time imagining kissing my dad on the mouth. I don’t know, I think I feel like I want to have that for me and my husband only. But to each their own, it doesn’t look weird in this photo.
- Gini on
I think the photo is absolutely adorable. So sweet!
- Chris on
This world need a million times more kisses and hugs! This world needs LOVE. Go Heidi and Johan! ♥
- Hea on
Love his hair!!! What a sweet pic!
- daniela on
Erica that was hilarious!!
I kiss my daughter on the lips and never plan to stop!
- Jessicad on
To ERICA…THANK YOU for your comment!!! I would have commented sooner, but I was on the floor laughing! Thanks for your “blunt realness”…I think these comment pages need that! HOW REFRESHING!
Seriously…the kid passed through her vagina. I doubt that a peck on the lips could be any more “unsanitary” than that. LOL.
Such a cute photo~
- Angie on
Uh…odd. My nephew – 13 – still lip kisses me, his grandma and mom. It is people like you that make people feel awkward about lip kissing. But to each their own.
- Tracieleigh on
As another German I have to (half)-disagree with Gini. My brother and me always kissed my parents on the mouth and so did my friends in school. I think that is very normal with your kids… when people get older I guess it becomes less common but I doubt that is only the case in Germany. I am 25 and I still kiss my parents on the mouth, so does my 20 year old brother … we did it when we were children and while we are grown up now, we love our parents just the same, it was not weird when we were little, it is not weird now. 
But to each their own. And I still love it that Heidi named her boy Johan! One of my favorite boys names!
- Leni on
Follow up: Of course I did not mean that my friends in school kissed MY parents on the mouth, but they kissed THEIR parents on the mouth as well.
- Leni on
I just love Heidi, seal & their kiddies. I’ve always thought that little Johan favors Heidi the most….so far. And I also love that Heidi always has healthy snacks on-hand for her kids. She’s such a good mom.
- Torre on
I am French, and I have barely ever seen any parent kissing their kids on the mouth.. it just seems odd to me, that’s what cheeks are for ! But I guess it is a cultural thing !
- Ju on
I have to agree with the ‘what’s the big deal?’ camp.. I kissed my parents on the lips all the time when i was younger, and my daughter often does now. I’ll take a kiss from my child however I can get it, I see nothing strange about it.
And Erica, that comment was hilarious… thank you!
- Just K on
so sweet! Love his hair!
- baroquebabies on
That is an adorable photo. Love what Heidi is wearing.
- All Women Stalker on
Tracieleigh, i think it’s very unfair of you to say “it is people like you that make people feel awkward about lip kissing.”
IMO a kiss on the lips is meant to express romantic feelings only and not just any kind of love or appreciation. Therefore I wouldn’t kiss my children, my friends, in fact anyone who’s not my partner on the lips.
Of course parents who kiss their children on the lips have no sexual intent, but it is undeniable that lip kissing itself is usually related to adult sexuality. This is why it makes some of us feel uncomfortable, and we have a right to feel that way.
I agree with Ju, it must be a cultural thing. It is something I rarely see here up in Canada (well at least in my area).
- Valerie on
Such a sweet photo! I can’t get over Johan being 3 and getting to be such a big boy now! I didn’t say he could go and get older on me…lmao.
- FC on
I encourage my child to kiss on the cheeks. It is more a case of prevention re picking up any infectious diseases – mono, cold sores etc. Hugs and kisses on cheeks are just as cute!
- Britmama on
I love this photo. It is an adorable picture. Perfect shot between mother and son
- RIP Michael on
Thank you for your support, Europe & Canada!
Valerie #37 – your notion is exactly what I had in mind when commenting. It has absolutely nothing to do with being “unsanitary”.
# 25: I kiss my children a lot & all over but just not on the mouth.
# 16: quite a progressive comment for CBB, please more of that thinking here – I can still remember the uptight discussion about having a bath with your little ones (even as a mother!!) at the same time in the same tub…
- Elki on
er, can we not put europe into one box please? i am from europe, a german speaking culture actually and still live in europe, and have never ever heard anyone express any negative opinion about parents kissing their children on the mouth, and all my friends did as did i. i don’t know what repressed mindset some people have but it’s a shame that this kind of act of love should be frowned upon by anyone.
- JM on
Love love love this picture and this family.
BTW- don’t get the whole ‘kissing on the mouth’ comments. My kid is five. She loves to kiss me on the lips. My whole family does it.
If it seems odd or ‘not right’…then somebody has issues they need to take a look at. Seriously.
- Michelle on
I feel offended by people telling me I have issues because I don’t like to kiss my kids or my parents on the mouth. People are raised and conditioned a certain way and shouldn’t be judged for it. I don’t judge you for doing it, so don’t tell me I’m a pervert, which is what I’m getting from some of your comments.
Where I live, I actually don’t know anyone, son, daughter or parent who like to kiss their kids on the mouth. I drop my kids off at kindergarten every day and pick them up, plus I’m a teacher who sees kids being dropped off and picked up by their parents every day, and I have only once or twice seen anyone kiss their kids on the mouth. Maybe it’s cultural, maybe even regional in a country like Germany with an extremely diverse regional history, who knows, there’s probably a study on that.
Just don’t act offended by offending me for the way I was brought up. Most people who posted against the kissing on the mouth part of the picture were far from being judgmental or offending, so why do so many of the other team have to be? I for my part just tried to relate my observations and habits.
- Gini on
I see absolutely nothing wrong with kissing your kid on the mouth. I think people who think something hanky is going on need to figure out where that is coming from because it sounds like a personal issue.
- shirese on
Regarding the whole “passed through her vagina” comment… I am assuming that the kid has been bathed once or twice in her life, no? Otherwise, you got more problems than an “unsanitary” child. What an ignorant remark… and kissing on the lips is NOT exclusively a sexual practice, and the implication that it is simply is too far-fetched to contemplate.
Put me square in the kiss on the lips camp, but if you want to kiss your kid on the cheek-that is fine too! Whatever works for your family. I am grateful to have two preteen sons who are not too embarrassed by their hug-crazed, “I love you” spouting mother to show and receive a peck on the face or a hug. Hopefully they will carry that habit on into their adult lives and be affectionate and loving partners.
- Galen on
Let’s not lose sight of the beautiful picture this thread stemmed from…there is absolutely nothing “sexual” about the fact that this mother is sharing a sweet moment w/ her son. Whether it’s your style to kiss your own child on the lips or not, I’m fairly certain I’m not going out on a limb to say this picture is completely innocent…and might I add, PRECIOUS!!
- Momofthree on
Who gives a flying fig really….if people dont like kissing their kids on the lips that’s fine. KEEP IT TO YOURSELF and dont feel free to admonish those who do.
There is absolutely NOTHING wrong w/ a parent kissing their OWN child on the lips.
Sexuality is something that is adult and it is quite unfortunate that an innocent peck from a parent could be misconstrude as sexual, I mean come on people.
I get that some people are prudish but get over it not everyone is going to treat their kid like they have malaria. I give birth to a kid and I’m gonna kiss the hell outta them until they tell me to stop.
I grew up on an island and we kiss our parents on the lips. My nieces and nephews kiss their parents and grandparents and such on the lips. Its family, its not like they are walking around randomly kissing strangers on their lips.
Lawd….what is with some of you people!!!!
- Brownsugar1313 on
Galen- The poster who made the comment about passing through the vagina was clearly being in tongue-in-cheek! Even if she WAS being half-serious, I highly doubt she was actually calling Johan an unsanitary child!
- CelebBabyLover on
Wow. All this liberality coming from a country where 10 year olds get arrested for running around naked in their own backyard. Learn to read, people.
- Gini on
I love my son with all my heart, and kissed him all up as a youngster, and still do as a 32 year old adult. But never on the lips. I would never have felt comfortable doing that, or kissing my parents on the lips. I agree, not thinking it’s sexual, that it’s just an intimate thing for my spouse, not child. He did not lack for kisses… but on the rest of his face! I do see a lot of parents and grandparents kiss on the lips… and I’m not for it, although Heidi’s peck looks very innocent.
- Jackie on
Kiss away…!!
All these “Europe and cultural” comments crack me up when what we are seeing here is a GERMAN woman kissing her son. I kiss my youngest (5) on the mouth…we’re not talking INTENSE FRENCH KISSES PEOPLE…just pecks on the lips, but my older child (9) seems to have grown out of that kind of affection. Fine by me… I smother her with cheek kisses instead!
- eljika on
I think it’s just you grow up with in your household- I’m American, and I always thought it really weird to see people kiss their kids on the mouth- my parents never did it with me, and neither did any of their friends with their kids. But they are also from Nigeria, so that might have something to do with it…. In any case, my best friend’s daughter always kissed me on the mouth when she was small because she did it with all her family members- and it didn’t seem at all strange to me when I was a part of it. Because of that, I think nothing of it now, it’s just a kiss. But there is a certain age where it stops being okay for me, though- I still don’t understand teenagers and adults kissing their parents on the mouth… but to each his own, I guess. Very sweet pic, nonetheless, Johan and Heidi make a beautiful duo
- Lioness on
Gorgeous photo!
- brannon on
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