Is it normal for my child to have a crush at 8 years old?

I don't have a daughter but I have two sons and that means by default I have little girls- brace yourself calling my house. My son is 6 and last year at 7 in the second grade a little girl called the house and left a message that ended with "I love you". Of course I called the mother and we had a long talk- she had no idea what her child had done and was just as upset as I was. So yes girls and boys both crush at this age- its very normal. Take a deep breath and brace yourself for teenage-doom.

I had crushes on boys when I was in kindergarden. I actually had 2 boyfriends in SK. It's just harmless crushing. As long as it goes no farther then crushing. I don't think it's right for a child to be dating, kissing, holding hands or anything else at 8. My daughter is 5 and a half, in SK and doesn't really have any interest in boys yet. She really likes this one boy in her Martial arts class. They always pair up to fight each other and she always says how nice he is. Other then that though, there is no interest in boys....yet! Just make sure you teach her responsibility and let her know that it's cute she has a crush and ask her why she likes him. If it's for the soul reason that he's cute then you should discuss other traits that make someone likable. It might seem young, but this is when they start to understand what "hott" is. As long as mom is there to guide her in the right direction, that's all that matters.

My daughter is 9 years old and I help her Girl Scout troop and have volunteered at her school, so I can say that yes, this is pretty normal. I hear the kids talking about it. Some are more blantant about it than others. I think my first crush was back in 3rd grade, which would be about age 8. Although, I know that I didn't tell anyone about it. And it goes both ways, my son (who is two years older) has had his crushes as well. He always goes for blondes.

No, I don't have a daughter but I I'm a girl and I first started having crushes when I was 6. I like it's pretty normal.

I have an 8 year old daughter and she has had crushes. I really dont worry about them, because they are pretty innocent. She thinks kissing is gross and I dont think she totally understands the boy girl thing. i think it is natural to have feelings like this. It doesnt last very long and it is not something she obsesses over. It is actually kind of cute!

I guess so. I remember I had a crush on a guy way older than me when I was a kid :P

I know I had crushes when I was that age. There used to be this group called immature, and me and my friends loved those boys so much! That's how I met my best friend in 4th grade...I was like "Do you like immature?" that's the 1st thing I asked her, I don't know why, but we became really good friends. And of course, there was this one boy who I had a crush on as soon as I saw him. That was in elementary school too.

My nephew started school at 6 and he's been having a crush on the same girl since then. Now he's almost 11 and still the same girl. Can you belive that? :) I asked him once, why her and he said because she is so nice, sweet and polite :)