We all get trampled on sooner or later some harder than others. My daughter is going through her first break up I have been able to help her with my experiences as well as dear old dad telling her his experiences so you get both sides men and womens. Her friends have been of great comfort too her but have not been through breakups themselves which she says she will be there for them should it happen to them and I told her eventually it happens to everyone it is part of lifes lessons.

I know as a child I didn't get much love, So every chance I get I tell my big girl I love her.

I always tell my 16 year old son I love him and he tells me he loves me even in front of his friends! You are a great mom!

you are a right a mothers love is endless and it cannot be measured u r a gr8 mother

hi nelle,

Thanks for sharing this beautiful article. I almost cried here at work while reading it. Your children are so blessed to have you as their MOTHER!!

I only have one child but the love I have for him can't be measured.. as you have said Endless!! I just wish he won't growp up too fast and stop looking for me coz I just loved it when i hear him say mama.. as his only 17 months..so he always looks for me and calls for me!

AWW Helen he will come back to you hun when he isnt so stubbborn. You know when Kylie is in trouble like tonight we had words be cause she has been very horrible today and made me feel very sad . She said ' mummy do you still love me ' of course i tod her i loved her no matter what it doesent matter what she says or does i will always love her .  Hugs to you . Thanks for sharing xxx

wow !! what a powerful article! Brought tears to my eyes!!

My partner found it difficult to bond with his baby daughter from 3 weeks onwards.. shes now 4 and a half months and he's so much better with her now tells her he loves her etc... but thats only when he thinks i cant hear him!!  men do find it hard to show their love which is sad.

Very emotional story.  Thank you for sharing it with me.

Thank you, that was beautiful.

Nice! I love the whole article.

Hi Helen,

Great read, I know your on loves you and he knows you love him.....I was your son when I was younger......ran away and had no such contact with any of my family......being out there I knew that my mother loved her little princess, and eventually we had the strongest bond once I came back (after years an years away).

I am a Mother now and I let my son know how much mummy loves him, and he tells me every morning with "good morning mummy, it's a beautiful day......I love you soooo much!"

We are endlessly hugging and kissing eachother, and letting eachother know how much each cares.  ox 

 Thanks for sharing. Well-written. 

  wow...!!! I can say  thats trues..I find that my mother and I are very close..i dont think..that will ever change :)

i always tell my kids i love them,,,always,,,,

great advice,thanks for sharing

very good read..

A parents love is something that should be given with out thought and unconditionally, as the same as cuddles... even though sometime they can...... and will dive you crazy...... i love my two boy very much..  and i do tell them everyday... i wouldn't be able to start my day off if i didn't..

The only thing I would add is that love has to shown in actions.  It's not enough to just say the words "I love you", cause your actions can negate that.

I think that's why your kids can all be so sure that you love them - you don't just say the words, but you follow it up in how you treat them, even your oldest son.

I always remind my boys that even though they may be in trouble or I may get angry that it doesn't change anything....I will always love them no matter what. I have the most amazing Mum that always made sure we knew we were loved and I want to make sure my boys feel that too.

Great article Helen.

Amanda xxxx

Brilliant article Helen!!! No matter how angry I am with G, when she goes to bed and when I drop her off at school we always say "I LOVE YOU". I never really got told by my parents "I love you" so I make sure that G knows no matter what that I love her.

Well done again Helen,

fi xoxo

 A excellent article...our essense in life is to  be loved....a parent's  love is eternal, no matter what happens.  And those three little words "I LOVE YOU" mean  so much.

Cheers Janice

wonderful like normal. couldnt of put it better myself.

Rukia

Great advice and article.. Us parents need to be strict, but we also need to let our children know we don''t discipline them because we don''t love them, we do it because we love them and want to protect them from any harm...

i cant recall my birth parents ever telling me they love me, and i make sure that my children know every day how much i love them..

xx cazza

So true.  I always tell my son I love him no matter what and yesterday he told me, "I love you even when I'm naughty" - I told him "I love you too even when you are naughty, even though I don't like you being naughty".  They need to know there are no conditions - no matter who he becomes or what he does.

This is such a lovely atticle Helen.Iwas one of nine children and we all knew what a parents love was,and they loved us unconitionally.Yes discipline was often needed of course but we weren't afraid to go to them with our apologies knowing it would be received with a cuddle. Our children should never doubt of our love.A parent's love should be UNCONDITIONAL

Oh what great advice!

I'm very lucky to have parents that are amazingly supportive and I know how much they love me. Their love had helped me through many difficult times.

 My only wish is that my oldest daughter would answer back when i tell her I love her. It really breaks my heart when she says nothing ever in reply. There will be a day, but the waiting is hard.