Make Time To Hold Your Kids

Making time to hold your kids can be difficult and sacrificial to do. It interrupts your life and makes you focus on something other than yourself. It would be much easier to give your kid an iPad so they will go away and not bother you.

This morning I was up earlier than normal when my daughter heard me moving about through the house and decided she would get up too. She came and stood next to me. Without saying anything, I knew she wanted me to hold her. I put down what I was doing and held my 2 year old daughter on my lap for the next 15mins.

My daughter doesn't always understand the words that I use because she is 2, but she does understand that her daddy loves her when she is held and hugged. I thought to myself, what an interesting lesson.

Children are shaped by what their parents say and do, often times it is more the latter. Having parents that hug and show physical affection to their child can make the difference in how they grow and develop.

Words of encouragement, affirmation and admonishment are all important, but often times giving hugs and being physically present is more healing, reassuring and meaningful, especially to your little ones.