Are parents obliged to love their children?

They're not obliged but loving their children must go naturally because they come from their own flesh and blood. Which means, whether they like it or not, they have produced them to be able to guide them and make sure they grow up well.

It's supposed to be, every parent, loving their children. Children are a fortune, and the will of God. For those who refuse, and hates his children, means have been rejected, and hate God. God does not create anything in vain. Parents who do not love their children, could be said to be very cruel, and does not know God.

well even if thay dont love thier children they would never admit it.. would you?

Yup! This what the constitution or law of the land stated and even the bible tells us that parents should love their children.

Of course and always each parent love their children and that's the main reason we see parent look after their children and take effort to shape their career by providing the best of the best education in this world that they can afford. But as you say there are many reason as such when parent start hating their children, may be when after telling so many times their child does not listen to them and fall in bad company of the people or may get indulge in wrong activities which spoil their name. Under such circumstances there is no doubt obviously parent will start hating their children.

Sadly we've seen that many people who have children don't end up loving them or maybe they do (who are we to judge) but they don't know how to show that love or act responsibly to care and support their children. I don't think the issue so much is whether people are programmed to love children, I think it's an issue of how much pressure there is to have them. I think too many people think they are supposed to have children and then once they become parents realize it's not what they truly wanted and then the kids feel the resentment, or absence as the case may be. There is no point bringing a child into this world if you're not going to love them which is why people really need to discover themselves first, figure out who they are and what they want before they make the committed decision to bring a child into this world because once they do, it's a lifelong commitment full of emotions, responsibility, care and support. Read: Do not enter lightly.

As children do not have the ability to choose their parents, while parents have the ability to choose their children, it is the parents' obligation to love their children and teach them how to love other people. Some parents do not have the sense of obligation while accused the children bring something away from them. I think that kind of parents do not have the right to be parents.

This update is with regard to human beings. I think we all need to look back to the nature and have to see how the animals (except human beings), how the mother loves the child. Some months back I had seen some forwards of pictures which resembling how a monther protect or loves its children. A monkey, a bird and even a tiny fish, who is taken care of the young child and make sure that their child is out of danager from their enimies. In an incident, I have seen that how a monkey was trying to save their baby monkey from a dog and the monkey was ready to die for the child! We, the humans have the thinking power and pre-dominent on all and everythying and is being proud of supreme on all. But there are monthers who killed their children so cruelly, abandoned, and many more. I think such incidents indicates that the life around us is becoming much harder and life over here is much more selfish. Above all, the love towards a child for a mom is beyond comparison and anything such is happening is exclusive to certain people and not a universal phenomenon. Everything has exceptions and if think, there are many more examples for other matters also.

Parents are supposed to love their kids. and I do not understand it either why some would literally say that they do not love their kids because for reasons like, they untimely got pregnant or the mother hated the father, etc. I mean, it isn't the kids' fault if they were born. They never asked for it but they sure need to be loved.

I do think that parents are obliged to love their children. It is their own flesh and blood. Happy New Year!

Parents should love their children just like God who loves His children and those who believes in Him. It is a commandment of God too that parents should not exasperate their children. However, discipline must be given to their children. Correction is a sign of love too. God Bless

If they choose to bring a baby to this world.They should be responsible.I really hate those people who abondon the baby just coz she is a girl or she/he is disabled.It is cruel and unfair for the kid.Everyone thirsts for a peaceful home and can be loved by their parents.But some of them fail.They are hurt by theire parents in some aspects,as you said,both physically and emotionally.I feel pity for them.

for me love is not an obligation it just come in a natural way. You are not oblige to love if you personally don't have that feeling. May parents don't know how to love their children. They even abandon or kill them. That is reality.

No one is obliged to do anything or feel a certain way, but what's the point of having kids if your are not going to love them. Children are an extension of yourself and at one point of life we were all children. I know I would be hurt if my parents didn't love me. I am grateful I had amazing and loving parents.

Well you would think giving birth something maternal would kick in and with most mothers that is the case but there are quite a few bad eggs out there that do hurt or kill their children. I think those sorts of people just have severe mental health issues and should not have had children to begin with. My mother can be used as an example. I was never physically abused my mum made sure of that so she does love me but you know she has her own problems where sometimes she will emotionally hurt me with things she says not becuase she hates me but because of her mental health issues that she refuses to get help for

Parents are not obliged, but i think it is a natural for them. They love their children with patience, and even don't want to be paid back.