I Do Too: I Wake Up My Children With A Kiss

Wake up your children with a kiss. It is undoubtedly a ritual that offers emotional and social benefits to any child, from an early age. It’s not just a loving way to help our child open his eyes. It is also a great way to celebrate the new day while reinforcing the “mother-son” or “father-son” bond.

If there is one thing that we cannot forget, it is that our whole social universe is full of daily rituals and habits that give life to our reality, charging it with more or less positive meanings. The habits of a family also affect the way children view the world. 

If a child doesn’t have these emotional reinforcements based on a goodnight hug, a good morning kiss, a “how was your day today?” after school, or on those unexpected details with which to send him joy and surprise periodically, he will grow up thinking that in the world positive emotions have no value.

A kiss in the morning is a gift for both of you and it is advisable to give it daily. Something that may seem silly at first, actually contains many interesting psychological and emotional dynamics to know. Here on  “We are moms” we will show you the importance of these small daily rituals. 

“Eating” our child of kisses in the morning is very good for your health

We know they will grow. We are aware that there will come a day when they will become elusive. In which they will say  “Come on, mom, what a stress”. It does not matter. The ideal is to start from the day they come into the world to pay homage to them with these expressions of affection with which to feed their brain development. And we will do it thanks to that love that comforts and that, at the end of the fair, is the basis of a wise and present education.

A new day begins and mom loves you

It is very likely that the baby has made you sleep very little, maybe you woke up every three hours to breastfeed in these first months of life. However, when the new day comes and we have to wake up our child, we do so by “eating him with kisses”.

• This natural gesture is a sensational way of being “present”, of giving shape to the here and now in which the transmission of emotions comforts the child and makes him feel safe and loved.

• A kiss is a demonstration of love and a language that our children will learn right away.

• At the same time, even if there are many ways of saying “I love you”  , the one made of hugs, kisses and caresses, in short, the non-verbal one, is certainly the most powerful. 

Performing this healthy exercise of “eating” kisses babies in the morning is really good for your health.

A goodnight hug and a good morning kiss

We already know that a good morning kiss is very useful to develop in our child that emotional bond with which to introduce him to the social rituals that are part of our family. However, we cannot forget that even the simple act of going to bed needs that little emotional reinforcement that many children enjoy.

• As our children grow up, they sleep more and more hours in a row without needing us.  Let’s not forget that on average a child needs between 10 and 13 hours of sleep.

• It is undoubtedly a long time. And greeting the baby in the right way surely promotes a deep, safe and peaceful sleep.

• In our space we have already spoken to you on numerous occasions about how advisable it is to read a story to our children even if they are very young. After reading the story, something as simple as a strong, long hug will make them feel calmer and more relaxed. 

For a child to feel loved, it is necessary to pay attention to these daily rituals. If we wake up our child in a hurry, dress him quickly to take him to kindergarten or our parents’ house, or if we put him to bed in a hurry because we only have the idea of ​​being able to do something else at home, we neglect the appearance. more important than the whole situation: the emotional and psychological world of the children themselves.

Slow parenting

Slow parenting is an approach to more present parenting. There is no rush. We respect children’s times and satisfy all their needs: biological, psychological and emotional.

• A simple gesture like waking them up with a kiss, dedicating precious moments to hugging them, talking to them and making them laugh, offers them meaningful moments that have a very positive impact on the brain.

• Let’s help them get up every morning with a smile. Let’s get Mom and Dad to show them how much they love them. They will grow up confident, always considering us their main point of reference.

As they get older, they may feel a little bothered by these effusions and displays of affection. But, believe it or not, within them they will continue to appreciate them.