How often do parents tell your children you love them?

My parents never went a day without saying it. Usually more than once. We tell our kids all the time. By this I mean practically a dozen or more times in a day. My husband is always reminding them how precious they are to him, how much he loves them, how being a dad is the greatest gift God could have given him, after salvation and me :) I am sorry to hear that this was not your experience. Your poor father, he must have never felt loved as a boy. To be so frightened to share the love he felt with you, says a lot about his upbringing as well. Praise the Lord, that you have identified this as a wrong way to live life. Perhaps the change in your family's line will begin with you.

I am not sure how much other parents tell their kids they love them, but I know for myself I am constantly telling my 3 year old that I love him. I think it's just a habit. Like for instance, we'll be driving and out of nowhere I will say "I love you' and I know I do this at least 2-3 times on a car ride. I think somewhere during the early part of his life I had convinced myself that even on days when I am totally stressed and not being the best mom I could be, if I at least say "I love you" my son will always know. To me, repeating that I love him makes me feel reassured that we still have a very strong bond with each other. It keeps me connected to him. It makes me feel more secure when I tell him I love him. Not to mention children need to hear it. Not just here and there, but a lot. I think the more a child hears that they are loved the more happy and confident it will make them. A parents love can either make or break a child and it's the only thing )during the first few years) that in my opinion starts to shape who they are going to be. It's sets up their disposition for the future. So all in all telling your children I love you is extremely important. I also started saying "bless you" everytime he sneezed starting when he was first born. Why? Well the old myth is that back in the "olden days" when someone sneezed they were told "god bless you" because they couldn't explain what a sneeze was and they believed it could be the devil trying to take that person's soul away. I know this is silly, but when it comes to your children you don't want to take any chances...so I started that small (weird) tradition very early on...

I have never heard of such a thing with a dad not showing his sons affection and being gay?? How odd-- Growing up I wasn't told I love you all the time-- Just at the right times and the other times my parents, grandparents, aunt/uncles showed me they loved me by their actions. Now as a parent I tell my daughter I love you all the time. She is 10.. I kiss and hug her several times throughout the day- I will be so sad when she says Mom-- I'm too old.. you're embarassing me : (... Its funny because now when we see my parents they always say I love you to my daughter-- I rubbed off on them.

My father never tell me that he loves me, but he expresses his love by action.

I'm a mom of a 16 year old and I tell him I love him all the time. We also make sure to hug, kiss and say "I Love You" before we go to sleep every single night. When he was little and his father worked the night shift, he would sometimes lay with me in bed and we would talk in the dark before falling asleep - it became a game to see who could say they loved the other one the most. If I said I loved him to the moon .. he would say he loved me to the moon and back. We still do this and just the other day was his birthday - in the card I wrote that I loved him to forever and back a bazillion times. It made him smile :) My husband, his father also tells him he loves him every single day. He has no problem saying it and I'm glad. I think the comment about fathers being affection and their son's ending up gay is just absurd and ignorant for anyone to think. I know plenty of gay men who were NEVER shown any sort of affection by their fathers. I've also know some very heterosexual men who WERE shown affection every single day. It doesn't determine anything in regards to sexuality.

My kids are told about 1000 times a day that we love them. I was always told that I was loved. I heard it and felt it. But, my husband says his dad never said it. I guess it might be that generation...not sure. He swore he would never do that with his kids and he doesn't. He is very very open with his love for our son and daughter. They even tell each other all the time usut out of the blue, they will tell each other how much they love each other and they are only 5 and 2!

i do not think there is any necessary for parents to tell their children they love them as they are the only ones who will care you and at any point of time there is no necessary of proving their love or affection towards their children as they love them through out their life

When I was growing up my parents were not the affectionate types. They never hugged us or told us they loved us or kissed us goodbye. My parents never said it but we knew they loved us. I didnt mind because you cant miss something you never had. I am grown today and I have three beautiful children. I tell my children I love them every single day. They are very affectionate. Even my 17 year old son is affectionate. My 2 year old just loves to get hugs and kisses. She says I love you all the time. I like it that way. I love my mom and dad I knew they loved me they just weren't verbal about it.

I don't agree that fathers must not show affection towards their children. I do tell my son that I do love him by action and by words. Yes I have been raised in an atmosphere where you love kids but you never tell them because of fear that you might spoil them. I beg to differ.

I told my children I love you every single night before they went to bed. A father saying I love you will not turn any boy into a gay person. A father showing affection for his son is not in any way going to hurt the child.

my parents used a different way my father use to buy me a choclate where as my mom use to teach me abut life to feel his affection

i think everytime parents will tell there childrens , that tey love them.

My dad never told me he loved me it was just always kinda assumed that he did. Mom expressed love daily it was just the norm at my house. No I dont agree with the comment about fathers expressing their love makes their sons gay, thats absurd! I tell my kids everyday that I love them and so does there father they need to hear it as well as feel it. Just because its something you say doesnt really mean all that much you have to show it too!

Since I am a mother, you will not be surprised if I tell you that I never get tired telling my children how much I love them so many times each day. It's either I get theirs in answer or they're the first ones to tell me so. I cannot talk for my husband, he is always away from home. The kids grew up with me, I raised them all as a single mom. No, I don't believe that if fathers say I love you to their boys they'll grow up to be gays. Growing up in a secured environment, enveloped with love would rather enhance the masculinity in a male child and femininity in the female one because they'll continuously have this feeling of approval of what they are now. I have heard another belief that male children who grow up closer to mom than dad, will eventually be gays. This is also untrue. My two boys are very masculine yet, practically, they had only mom to hold on to during their growing years.

i never heard my father say he loves me..maybe because since i was i child i was with my grandmother and my aunt.. i became old and grew far from my parents.. everytime i visit them, just like you my mother is the sentimental one..so the story goes on..i never said i love him too..up until he passed away i was'nt able to tell him that i do love him..even if i make it seem like i dont know him.. i just hope we were able to spend some time together..

my dad tells me that he loves so does my mom. i think the children should understand how much their parents love them so that they will consider them and give value for their love and care.

im always telling my kids i love them. their dad that i used to live with would hardley ever say it he was to busy all b****ing at them

My husband and I tell our children we love them everyday..I get to tell them a bit more because I am here with them all day long but he tells them atleast once a day when they are going to bed. I think a child needs to be told they are loved. But I read a real good book a couple months back that made me really think about things. Its called the 5 love languages of a child. Each child has a different love language and that language needs to be spoken to your child in a certain way. Real good book i encourage everyone with children to read this book.

how often? everyday... hoyoyo...

My parents were very "old school" and not affectionate at all. I grew up in that atmosphere, and vowed never to let my son grow up like that. I tell my son I love him every five minutes. Even though he is a baby and can't really understand it, I'm sure he feels it. I am a single parent, so I try to show my son as much love as possible. I know I can't make up for his father not being there, but children NEED to know that they are loved. As for the whole "gay" thing, I've heard that before. But, I've noticed that several gay males that I know do not have father figures in their lives. That is something that is worth thinking about.