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The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....

emmysmum by emmysmum Talking Back(July 2007) (rank 27th)
This is a bit of advice about the love and the bond that is shared between a mother and her child....This can also apply with fathers and their children too....so don't let the title rev you up!

From the time your child is born....you will be filled with many emotions. The main emotions felt are love and happiness.
Babies are wonderful little humans... They laugh, they cry, they smile and they bond....They do everything that an older human being would do....but until they are older can not control some things that they do or that Happen.

When your baby is born you are filled with such happiness and Love...a love that will never end. THis is why the love is unconditional - because it never ends.

In the first 12 months of your baby's life it is the most vital time for bonding - as your child needs to learn about its surroundings and who to be able to call for (mum or dad, nan or pop).
It is important that you establish a strong bond with your child and show affection - by playing, cuddling, kissing cheek or just talking to her and telling that you love her.
It is good also, for a child to suffer from separation anxiety - as it proves and shows that the bond you have with your child is strong.
If a child does not suffer it can be a sign that mother and baby have not connected as much....though this is not the case for every one!

I am a stay at home mum and the bond i share with my daughter is strong. We laugh together, we play lots of games together, we have bonding time of a morning where we just lay in bed and have a nice little snuggle.

Recently i felt what it was like to have my daughter tell me she loves me - and that i am pretty! It made my day and i nearly cried!!
I was just telling her as i do every 5 seconds (well not that often...maybe every 20 min) that i love her....and to my surprise she just turned around and said
" love you too honey" stroked my face and said i was pretty!

This made me feel extra special....as i know that through the way i have showed her affection and love, she has learnt to be loving and to love!

So please....show your child whether it be 2months old or 2 yrs old - just what a mothers love is like and feel the same happiness as i have!

Cheers.

Love Kayla.
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RogerChristineDay
October 2007 | RogerChristineDay
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....

Excellent article - bonding for children is so important. Thanks for sharing this.

Roger & Christine



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anaturallearner
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | anaturallearner
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....
As a mum of much older children (20, 24, 26) I can relate to what you've said Kayla. I didn't bond with my children as well as I would have liked in the first months of their lives, but not from want of trying. I didn't realise it at the time but I was suffering from illness related depression and probably slipped into post natal depression as well which lasted over a decade!

Despite this I understood that a deep bond existed between my children and me, one that I had no control over and that would always be there. For my part as parent I now recognise it as a 'duty of care': no matter how we feel toward each other - no matter how cross we get with each other or how our lives take us to different places or grow in us different values - we always feel connected and do our best to help each other achieve our individual goals.

As a child of aging parents I find this bond important - it allows me to overcome my daily frustration and provide the best care I can muster so that my mum and dad's needs are met.

When my children were tots I wasn't always able to show them the love, especially unconditional love, and give them the quality attention they deserved, but the commitment to caring for them everyday, for putting their needs first because they couldn't help themselves at that age, really set the tone for our parenting and has paid huge dividends.

thanks for sharing
Beverley
http://about.beverleypaine.com


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      emmysmum
July 2007 | emmysmum
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....
hi there beverly...
i am sorry for what you have been through in the past.... i know what depression can be like, as i have it also....i just have a very mild form of it!
I am glad that you have such a special bond with your children!
Those bonds are priceless!
Cheers


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           anaturallearner
July 2007 | anaturallearner
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....
Although not all members of my family share my view, I believe that my chronic depression helped to forge a more compassionate, understanding and tolerant me. I've learned to live beside my depression and to manage it reasonably effectively. Doing this has taught me so much about myself, and what I really need and want to stay well, and it's also helped me to become a more understanding and tolerant person. In a way, it has really 'switched' me on in a way that I think I would have missed.

I hate being depressed though - I fear it. Often it comes on suddenly and violently, though in hindsight I can always see some small tell tale signs I was heading 'down'. Diet, exercise, being kind to myself, balancing my social commitments and saying no more often than yes, help to keep the grey/blue fog at bay.

cheers
Beverley
http://about.beverleypaine.com


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jimannakateen
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | jimannakateen
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....

This is lovely and i would hope everyone would feel like that but we have people / mothers & fathers that dont. And there are so many people out there that cant have kids who would only wish for the unconditional love that we feel for our child/children.

Well written and thanks for sharing such a special moment with us.

Hugs Tee 



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merlin0903
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | merlin0903
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a mothers love is one of the best things and i can come in the form of a big hug where you feel safe love and that everything is going to alright, and you are never to old for one of those either,  but when you are the new mum and getting to show the power of the mummy love enjoy it and show it as much as you can


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Deborahsc2203
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | Deborahsc2203
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....
beautiful advice they are never to young to know how love feels from a parent


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Cedes
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | Cedes
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Love the article. So true. Kids learn many single words, but sentences...that's another thing. I remember the first three words my daughter ever said. It was, " I ub oo". She was just under 12 months old. She's 27 now and last week became a Mum herself. Last year, I was lying in bed cuddling my little boy who is 10. (He doesn't talk much because he has Down syndrome). As usual, I was stroking his hair and telling him how beautiful he was and how much I love him. He was looking deep into my eyes. To my surprise he touched my cheek and uttered, "I ub oo." They too, were his first three words.  Funny what surprises lay in store for us and pop up when we're least expecting it!


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Kellzacar
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | Kellzacar
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....
This is great advice honey and very well done.

I show all my children unconditional love as they have it without any hesitation at all . .  Even my out of control eldest has this and even though she is lost atm I know deep down inside she knows this . ..

Cheers Kellz


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cazza
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | cazza
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that is absolutely gorgeous advise kayla and i loved it..

Well done hun and its all so true...


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nell18-3
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | nell18-3
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....
Ah Kayla this is so lovely
Agree with you totally
xxx


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mummytobumpno1
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | mummytobumpno1
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I like your new picture natelz1.


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      natelz1
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | natelz1
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....
hehehe thanks my little girl grabbed my camera and took photos of herself. i didnt realise til i was sorting through my pics. (look at her eyes is it just me or can you see the mischief in her eyes? to me she is thinking, hehe mum is sill she cant see me playing with her camera!)


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Pumpkinbum
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | Pumpkinbum
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....
There is no love like the love of a parent for their child, it is so special and so deep.


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natelz1
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | natelz1
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This is beautiful kayla, and so true! my son and i have special butterfly kisses, and my daughter and i have something my aunty did with me, and it was maori kisses. (but of course they have both just they like there own special ones too) The bond i share with my children is somethin i will never take for granted!


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mummytobumpno1
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | mummytobumpno1
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....

I love this advice and that is why i want to be a stay at home mum as you will get more time to bond with your child.

Well done emmysmum.Great advice!



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llmunchkin
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | llmunchkin
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....
It is a super special bond, and children should never feel that they have to earn our love - that should be the one thing in life that they can always feel safe and secure about.  It is super special isn't it - Jaydee said I lurrrve ya mumma to me about a week ago for the first time - I was so excited!  A few times this week he has sneaked up on me, and wrapped his arms around my neck and give me the sweetest kiss on the cheek (no teeth, and no slobbers = special kiss).  I say, oh, do you love me, he says yeah yeah yes and dances round - I tell him that I am the luckiest Mumma in the world.  (WE ALL ARE).

Just in case you didn't notice, I think this is great advice Kayla!


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mumof2b
5.00 (Excellent) | July 2007 | mumof2b
Re: The Unconditional Love of a Mother.....

This is really beautiful Kayla..............There is nothing in this world like the love between parent and child.......

Amanda



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