It's a psychological effect- releases endorphins, especially if it's your mommy or daddy and you're a little kid. I read some New England Journal of Medicine article on it a while back, and it had sets of parents and kids, and pain rating scales and whatnot...

Same thing goes with little kids, ouchies, and band aids. Especially band aids with Dora and Sesame Street.
Purple Banana Reviewed by Purple Banana on . Do kisses heal wounds? I was getting stoned last night over at a friend of minds house. A little later on, his daughter came in and had injured her foot, so he kissed it. He said that they have always done it..I had seen it before but never really thought about it. I thought I had read in a magazine or newspaper article awhile back that it really does help reduce the pain. Some kind of chemical is released in the body. I am not sure. hmmm.. I wonder..I could research it on Google and find the answer, but what fun Rating: 5