For all your parents or babysitters, can you please explain the reasoning behind why you do...

When you are eye-level with someone, it is an embrace, which is what a child desires. You can wrap your arms around them and give them affection with your whole heart. Eye to eye means they matter, they have value, they are worth the affection they are giving to you. A child is not a dog wanting their head patted. And the fact that they want to embrace you should be enough to risk your bad knees to accept their precious gift.

WaryWitchWandering · 36-40, F

To get quite literally on their level… to connect better

in10RjFox · M

There are a few differences between a hug and an embrace. The examples images you posted are that of a child embracing parents, which is not hugging. The squatting or bending down by a taller person to hug a person lesser in height happens basically to meet the eyes and face .. and rest the face on each other's shoulder.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Think more like a pet. Why does it want to lick your face or go on your chest and like with cats need you on your belly or chest.

This happens all the time BTW with all pets, of their own doing.

Now try rubbing a cat's belly instead of not petting it's head! 🤷🏻‍♂

Why does a cat climb onto your shoulders? 🤷🏻‍♂

It's the head that matters to even pets. All pets look at your head. Even when they are on the ground.

So do children.