What is another way to show affection towards your child?
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Sometimes just telling him to have a good day will be enough. He wants to feel independent, so you might let him have it. Usually, boys want independence just a little less than lovin' from Mom, so it probably won't be long before he wants a hug again...
An alternative, let him watch you say good-bye to your husband. What does he like? Probably a hug and kiss...if grown-up men are OK with it, might not be so bad for kids, too.
Good luck.
If he is young then he should love to give you a hug and kiss. Its when they get older that they tend to get embarassed. Try and get a stronger bond with him. Work at it and I assure you that he will come around. Spend one on one time with him. I assure you it will help. :)
I noticed my kids are the same way at school. When at home or elsewhere, they are all over me. I'm guessing that they don't want to end up the object of teasing. I let it slide; they know I love them. Schools are like barnyards...you get collective behavior that often times defies logic.
set up a hand shake or a hand jester only the two of you know to say love you cause this has nothing to do with wether he knows you love him or not he's just trying to be a big boy try getting your hugs before you leave the house
bah - i hug and kiss my 10 year old!, but every kids diffrent.
just verbaly tell him, you love him, thats all, and maybe he doesnt want the hug and kiss incase friends seee, do it before you take him to school
My Mom always gave me simple little word to remeber everyday mostly like bible passeges and things like. Treat others how you wanna be treated & little things to keep my head on straight and narrow path.
some times a little note in the lunch box help and his cant read draw a picture
my son is the same way so i always get my bye-bye kisses just before we get around the corner to the school
My son is 4 and doesn't always like me to hug or kiss him either, so we shoot kisses...you kiss your hand discreetly then make a finger gun and shoot the kiss with a POW!
Give him a note or a card that says I love you. Also, pictures are worth a thousand words!
You can also create a secret hand shake.
tell him to give you some rock and guys put your fists together...boys like it.
Create a saying.
When my daughter gets out of the car I always say, "Don't take any wooden nickles" which to everyone else means. well who knows what it means, but to her and I, it means "I love you, have a good day!"
I used to experience this every school day. One day, I said " I really need a hug and kiss when I drop you off". "Just like you really want me to be at your soccer games, swim lessons, karate class and class field trips and be a mom driver".
"A hug, kiss and happy face is all I want OK, because you get almost everything you want".
So it went and every so often he thinks I'm gonna forget and he tries to get out of it, so I remind him. Yeah, he gets embarrassed too.
I think it's a boy thing, they probably get teased.
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