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20 Ways To Make Your Child Feel Loved

How do you let your child know you love them? As parents, it’s easy to just assume that our kids know we love them. After all, we tell them we love them and take care of them right?

But how do you know if your child actually feels loved?

One of the biggest ways any child feels loved is by having effective communication with them. As adults, we ask that they look at us when we are talking and that they listen. We must do the same with them. Make eye contact and “listen with your heart”. Kids know when you are distracted and not paying attention. That makes anyone feel like they are not important.

It may be true that most of us desire to make our child feel loved and valued, but why is it important for a child to feel loved?

Studies have shown that children who do not feel loved and valued are more stressed, feel less secure (regardless of accomplishments), lack confidence, and can struggle with mental health and healthy relationships.

We know that kids are special and a gift from God. Let’s be intentional to make our children feel loved and valued the way they should!

How to Make Your Child Feel Loved

Now that we’ve discovered one of the most important ways to make them feel loved and the importance of finding ways to show your child you love them, I want to help you get started! I came up with 20 simple ways to make your child feel loved. None of them take very long, and most of them are free!

When it comes to raising happy and healthy children, one of the most important things you can do is make sure they feel loved. Here are a few ways to make your child feel loved…

20 Ways To Make Your Child Feel Loved

Take them on a special outing for no reason, and get them their favorite treat.
Tell them often how much you love them
Kiss them goodnight, and spend a few minutes talking with them at bedtime.
Apologize and ask forgiveness when you have responded wrong.
Have a weekly family night.
Play games with them.
Brag about them to your spouse and their grandparents when you know they can hear you from the other room.
Teach them how to do something new.
Sit down with them and look at old pictures of them, or watch videos of them.
Write them notes and leave them under their bedroom door, or on their pillow.
Read to them daily.
Bake with them.
Make mealtimes fun by having them share about their day, and just having good conversation. Don’t be in a hurry to just get done – linger at the table with them and chat.
Hug them regularly.
Put your phone away when they are with you.
Make birthdays special by letting them choose their favorite meal for dinner.
Pray for them, and let them know that you do.
Listen to them, and hear their emotions, not just their words.
Show an interest in what they are interested in and excited about. Let them tell you about it, and teach you about it.
Occasionally when you are out, buy their favorite treat and bring it home for them.

Making your child feel loved is one of the most important things you can do. There are many ways to make your child feel loved, and each one is important. By taking the time to show your child how much you care, you can help them develop into happy and healthy adults. I encourage you to choose one of these ideas to show them they are loved and valued and do it today!

What are some ways you would add to this list? Tell me in the comments below!

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Kathie says:

at 8:43 am

Rebekah, that is a GREAT idea! What a wonderful way to make them feel special and loved!
Kathie says:

at 8:42 am

Hi Gabrielle! I’m so glad that you found the post encouraging, and really happy to hear that you already do many of those things with your children regularly! Yay for building good relationships with your children. Keep up the good work!
Gabrielle says:

at 7:47 am

I find this post so encouraging! My children and I do many of these things on a regular basis. It is always nice to have some new ideas and the encouragement to keep doing it. I love building a relationship with each of them!
Rebekah says:

at 3:30 am

I like to keep one child at a time up an extra half hour at night for special Mommy time, where we snuggle up on the couch and usually read a couple of chapters in a book they are interested in or we work on something school related that needs quiet to appreciate it or a fun game with just the two of us. My boys love it.
Kathie says:

at 7:50 pm

Leslie, I agree! Knowing their “love language” is important! What says I love you to one of your kids may not to a different child. I loved the challenge of figuring out my kids, and what made them tick. 🙂
Leslie says:

at 4:50 pm

Genuine and specific praise is so important and so is understanding our children and knowing which of these things best express love to each one of them. My daughter definitely loves baking with me!
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Hi Kelly! Thanks for contacting me. I would be glad to send you a set of the charts. I meant to actually do that for all my subscribers with my last newsletter, but forgot to add that. I will send you an email with the links or as an attachment. ~Kathie
Kathie says:

at 4:22 pm

Helene, that was always my husband’s thing too. The kids loved it when he brought them a surprise. Me — when I’m out shopping I’m too busy trying to remember what we NEED, and can’t lose my focus. lol I like writing them notes, or doing special things with them.
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Hi Kathie,

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Helene says:

at 10:53 am

My husband is so good at the buy treats and bring them home. I’m the baker. We appreciate doing the little things with them!