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How to show your child your love

betulkondukaya
2 min readFeb 21, 2024

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They say children should grow up in love? But how can you show a small child that you love him? How to make this accessible?

Love is precisely the atmosphere that has the most beneficial effect on the development of a child. It is warm and comfortable, calm and joyful. But the fact is that adults and children show their feelings in completely different ways. Let’s say a mother who gives her baby bitter medicine is thus showing love for him. However, the child grimaces and at that moment does not feel loved. That is, it is important to show love in such a way that the child understands it.

Ways to show love to your child

The most important and primary thing is this: listen. Listen to what your child says, and don’t just automatically nod. Watch how the child’s thoughts develop, ask questions, clarify, ask again — in a word, be involved in the conversation. Believe me, the fact that a child is heard has a positive effect not only on his self-esteem, but also on his internal emotional state.

“I always listen carefully when my five-year-old daughter begins to reason. I put the gadget aside, everything I need to do and enter into a dialogue. And I see how important my presence is to her. There were a number of times when I only pretended to listen, but in reality I was minding my own business. I thought my daughter didn’t understand this. But she came up and said: “Mom, I’m telling you, why don’t you look at me?” I felt so ashamed that I blushed. Since then, I always devote time and…

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Keep your self-talk positive and loving, because thought comes before words.

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