Excellent Article regarding Holy Communion in the hand

http://www.catholic-pages.com/mass/inhand.asp

My son actually received his First Holy Communion on the tongue, by his own accord. I also receive the Eucharist in this way. I remember when it became the "norm" to receive it in the hand. It always bothered me, but my parents had told me to do it, because "that's what everyone else is doing".

Anyway, read the article. It's long, but well worth the read.