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 ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KGO) -- 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) -- 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 released a recommendation about how parents can help ...

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BOISE -- A post from the Girl Scouts of the United States of America is going viral, garnering support and backlash. It's titled "Reminder: She doesn't owe anyone a hug. Not even on the holidays." The ...