Do you show affection towards your partner in front of your kids?

I agree to what you say. And we definitely give a friendly hug and even a peck on the cheeks in front of our kids. But even that is frowned upon in our culture. My parents were a little more outgoing than the rest of the family and I grew up seeing them hug each other....not a making out session...but generally hugging and being affectionate. But not once have I seen anyone in the extended family do that. Honestly, I can't even remember seeing any of my aunts or uncles (or even cousins for that matter) hold hands with their spouses!! I've seen protective arms around their wives and kids when out in crowded places but not signs of affection.

I remember that discussion and was a bit taken aback because we do not have to get mushy and steamy but we definitely must show that we love one another so they can learn and do the same to their future kids and family as well.

of course, why hide it? i am married to their father and have been for almost 24 years. i think its important because that is how they learn about love.

I SO agree with you! Children feel much safer and are much happier when they see affection between their parents that they go on to lead successful lives regardless if it's with a relationship or their jobs. That's a known fact! I honestly don't understand the hang up whether its religious or personal or whatever, God wants all of us to love one another and frankly, I like that! LOL

Hi. 34momma. Yes, me and my husband tend to kiss and hug each other. Most of the time, my kids walk in the room while we are doing this. They get all mushy and they tease us. I do agree that a man should show his lady that he loves her. The kids pick up so much and they learn so many things. Watching TV can be over rated at times, and many children should not watch shows or movies that get very personal and seductive. Kids need to see what pure and natural love is, that determines how they feel about themselves. It also determines how they treat others in life too.

of course we do. i don't see anything bad with it. that is just so extreme to think that to let the children see the hugs and the kiss, it will influence them in a bad way.

I see no problem with showing appropriate affection toward your partner. You are showing your children how to show affection. Just as a person who abuses their partner is showing how you treat other people.

Yeah, my husband and I always hug and kiss in front of my two-year-old son. We also encourage our son to join us and hug or kiss each other. I think it's healthy and my son will realize that he's growing up in a lovely family. I do think teaching the kid to LOVE is very important. If the kid doesn't feel love in the family, how can we expect him to love others?

I think it is fine to hug in front of your kids and even a kiss on the cheek is fine too. I did not want to take it any further than that in front of the kids though. I just did not feel like it was appropriate.

Of course we do. I definitely think that what kids experience via the atmosphere and environment in their home shapes their attitudes towards other things - namely how they see roles they have and other have. Of COURSE it is good to hug and kiss and show care and affection for each other in your own home or around your kids because otherwise, kids won't see that as normal. In fact, more kids are more regularly exposed to parents who act like they hate each other or act like roommates... My older kids were never really used to seeing affection between adults, so when they did, they both got extremely embarrassed and would usually make comments and disappear. Our little one? Since she was ALWAYS exposed to love and affection, she has never been 'grossed out' by it, she just feels that she should always get in too, so if we're hugging on each other, she will naturally come around too and insist on being included. I think this may be responsible for why some kids are more empathetic and more touchy/feely, my daughter is very in tune with when someone else is sad or hurt and she hugs people. Kids who are not exposed to a lot of PDA or affection between the adults in their lives are curiously removed .... some of them will do nothing, they don't seek to comfort people who are in distress, probably because they have never really developed the skill or understanding in doing it. I think it is just as important to SHOW your love as it is to SAY it, people in our lives need both, just as we do.

Parents who are never affectionate toward eachother in front of their children are only teaching their children to be cold and unloving.

hello..dear..I totally agree with your argument about the teaching of affection to the children.When people trying to their child then it should be against vulgarity and not against affection which is a vital part of day to day life of any common man.Yes we do show love and hug each other in front of our children....but it only helps them learn to be more affectionate towards their family....

For me not because the kids would imitate the way they seen but you can't excuse it but be good do it private.

For me parents show it is find~ it just hugging and kissing only~it is good which showing that parents love each other. But I do agree with some of others members said that nowadays they tend to show fights than love towards their children. How bad~ Children should learn how to love not to punch and kick others.