Hugs and Kisses
Mar 03 '00
How do you show your children that you love them? Some answers might be, I give them all that they need so they must know I love them, I don't yell at them, I never say NO, they know I love them so why should I say it.
I believe that beginning in infancy, children need to be SHOWN that they are loved. This comes first with bonding of mother/father with baby and continues throughout life.
Hugs are VERY important. Who doesn't like the feel of someone's arms around them? Granted it needs to be a gentle squeeze not a bone breaking one. Children especially need LOTS of hugs and words of encouragement. Children learn from what they are shown.
A child that gets lots of hugs and gentle kisses whether on the forehead or cheek comes to know that he must be someone that another person likes. He must be worthwhile since people want to be around him.
I also think that to love a child also means that there is gentle correction when something is done wrong. The idea is to correct the behavior not break the child.
Active parenting shows love. What child doesn't beam and glow all over when his parent shows up for a special event at school or just simply shows up to eat lunch with his child.
Love can be shown in SO many ways, too many to even put a dent in.
I believe that each one of us should say to our children several times a day "I LOVE YOU".
My heart just bursts when I hear my grandson tell me "I LOVE YOU GRANDMA"! My heart also breaks because I know he doesn't hear those words very often at his house.
Tell your child or anyone else in your family "I LOVE YOU" and do it today!
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