Parenting

10 ways to make your child feel loved

There’s so much pressure surrounding Valentine’s Day: the cards, the class parties and finding creative ways to show you care. Here's how to show your kids love all year round.

Marissa Stapley Ponikowski February 14, 2019

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Say ”yes” to snuggles

Every single night, my son calls out from his room, “Mommy, can we have a snuggle?” I say yes for two reasons: because I know one day he’s going to stop asking (sigh) and because during the quiet at the end of the day all I have to do is put my to-do list on hold for a few moments to be rewarded with insight into his thoughts and feelings — plus the knowledge that I’m making him feel loved and secure.