what love means to children 4-8 years old
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>> > WHAT LOVE MEANS TO CHILDREN AGE 4 TO 8
>> > YEARS OLD
>> >
>> > Slow down for two minutes to read this.
>> > It is so worth it. Touching words out of the mouths of
>> babes. A group
>> > of professional people posed this question to a group
>> of 4
>> to 8
>> > year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
>> >
>> > The answers they got were broader and
>> > deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you
>> think:
>> >
>> > 'When my grandmother got arthritis, she
>> > couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
>> >
>> > So my grandfather does it for her all
>> > the time, even when his hands got arthritis too.
>> That's
>> love.'
>> > Rebecca- age 8
>> >
>> > ______________________________
>>
>> > 'When someone loves you, the way they
>> > say your name is different.
>> > You just know that your name is safe in
>> > their mouth.'
>> > Billy - age 4
>> >
>> > ______________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and
>> > a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and
>> smell
>> each other.'
>> > Karl - age 5
>> >
>> > _______________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is when you go out to eat and give
>> > somebody most of your French fries without making them
>> give you any of
>> > theirs.'
>> > Chrissy - age 6
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is what makes you smile when
>> > you're tired.'
>> > Terri - age 4
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is when my Mummy makes coffee for
>> > my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him,
>> to
>> make sure the
>> > taste is OK.'
>> > Danny - age 7
>> >
>> >_______________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is when you kiss all the time.
>> > Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to
>> be
>> together and
>> > you talk more.
>> > My Mummy and Daddy are like that. They
>> > look gross when they kiss'
>> > Emily - age 8
>>
>> > ________________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is what's in the room with you at
>> > Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
>> > Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
>>
>> > ________________________________
>>
>> > 'If you want to learn to love better,
>> > you should start with a friend who you hate,'
>> >
>> > Nikka - age 6
>> > (we need a few million more Nikka's on
>> > this planet)
>> >
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>>
>> >
>> > 'Love is when you tell a guy you like
>> > his shirt, and then he wears it everyday.'
>> > Noelle - age 7
>>
>> > ________________________________
>>
>> >
>> > 'Love is like a little old woman and a
>> > little old man who are still friends even after they
>> know
>> each other so
>> > well.'
>> > Tommy - age 6
>> >
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>>
>> > 'During my piano recital, I was on a
>> > stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people
>> watching me and saw
>> > my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing
>> that. I
>> > wasn't scared anymore.'
>> > Cindy - age 8
>>
>> > ________________________________
>>
>> > 'My Mummy loves me more than anybody.
>> > You don't see anyone else kissing me to
>> > sleep at night.'
>> > Clare - age 6
>> _______________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is when Mummy gives Daddy the best
>> > piece of chicken.'
>> > Elaine-age 5
>>
>> > ________________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is when Mummy sees Daddy smelly
>> > and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert
>> Redford.'
>> > Chris - age 7
>> ________________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is when your puppy licks your face
>> > even after you left him alone all day'
>> > Mary Ann - age 4
>> ________________________________
>>
>> > 'I know my older sister loves me because
>> > she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and
>> buy
>> new ones.'
>> > Lauren - age 4
>>
>>
>> > 'When you love somebody, your eyelashes
>> > go up and down and little stars come out of you.'
>> (what an
>> image)
>> > Karen - age 7
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> > 'Love is when Mummy sees Daddy on the
>> > toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
>> > Mark - age 6
>> ________________________________
>>
>> > 'You really shouldn't say 'I love you'
>> > unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say
>> it
>> a lot. People
>> > forget.'
>> > Jessica - age 8
>> ________________________________
>>
>> > And the final one -- Author and lecturer
>> > Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked
>> to
>> judge.
>> >
>> > The purpose of the contest was to find
>> > the most caring child.
>> >
>> > The winner was a four year old child
>> > whose next door neighbour was an elderly gentleman who
>> had
>> recently lost
>> > his wife.
>> >
>> > Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy
>> > went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his
>> lap,
>> and just sat
>> > there.
>> >
>> > When his Mother asked what he had said
>> > to the neighbour, the little boy said,
>> > 'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
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