Hugging

Read this New York Times article about teenagers and hugging, and watch the embedded video, Hugging is Hip. 
Does this change your idea of how Northamericans usually greet each other?
Use these materials in your classroom discussion on the ways you tend to greet each other.

Do you tend to take hugging as seriously as Martin Neufeld, author of "The Hugging Life"?



You may also enjoy the Free Hugs Campaign page, where you can find their video and the history of the movement.