Once a baby or toddler discovers their own nose, there’s no limit to the random objects they might try to stick inside of it. Parents may find themselves struggling to clear their kids’ nostrils of everything from peas and raisins to beads and Play-Doh. Often, a visit to the doctor seems unavoidable, but a popular parenting hack recently shared on TikTok may be able to save you a trip. It’s called the mother’s kiss, and it involves using a quick puff of air to pop stuck objects out of kids’ noses. We checked with two pediatricians to see how well it works and how to perform it at home.<\/p>
“The mother’s kiss is used to clear an object stuck up the nose by plugging the nostril that does not have the object in it and blowing into the child’s mouth,” says Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett<\/a>, a California pediatrician and a medical consultant for Mom Loves Best. “It’s generally safe and effective.”<\/p> Nikki Jurcutz, an Australian paramedic and baby first-aid instructor, recently taught her followers on TikTok<\/a> how to perform the mother’s kiss.<\/p>