Children on Love: Honest, Hilarious, and Heartfelt
Children on Love: Honest, Hilarious, and Heartfelt
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A group of professionals once posed a simple question to a bunch of 4–8-year-olds:
“What does love mean?”
They expected sweet answers. What they got was profound.
These little ones offered insights that were sometimes funny, often wise, and always deeply human.
Here’s what they said:
“When my grandma got arthritis and couldn’t bend down to paint her toenails, my grandpa started doing it for her—even after his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.”
— Rebecca, 8
“You can tell someone loves you by the way they say your name. It just feels safe in their mouth.”
— Billy, 4
“Love is when a girl wears perfume and a boy puts on aftershave and they go out and smell each other.”
— Karl, 5
“It’s when you give someone most of your French fries without asking for any of theirs.”
— Chrissie, 6
“Love is what makes you smile when you’re super tired.”
— Terri, 4
“My mum makes coffee for my dad and always tastes it first to make sure it’s just right. That’s love.”
— Danny, 7
“Love is when you kiss all the time, and even when you’re tired of kissing, you still want to be together. Then you just talk. My parents do that. It's kind of gross.”
— Emily, 8
“Love is in the room at Christmas when you stop unwrapping presents for a second and just listen.”
— Bobby, 7
(Wow.)
“To learn how to love better, you should practise on someone you don’t like.”
— Nikka, 6
(The world needs more Nikkas.)
“If you say you like a guy’s shirt and then he wears it every day, that’s love.”
— Noelle, 7
“Love is when two old people are still friends after they’ve known each other forever.”
— Tommy, 6
“I was scared during my piano recital until I saw my dad waving and smiling in the audience. He was the only one. I wasn’t scared anymore.”
— Cindy, 8
“No one loves me like my mum. She’s the only one who kisses me goodnight every night.”
— Clare, 6
“Love is when Mum gives Dad the best piece of chicken.”
— Elaine, 5
“Even when my dad is sweaty and smells bad, Mum still says he’s more handsome than Robert Redford.”
— Chris, 7
“Your dog still licks your face, even after you’ve been out all day. That’s love.”
— Mary Ann, 4
“I know my big sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to buy new ones.”
— Lauren, 4
“When you love someone, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.”
— Karen, 7
(That visual!)
“Love is when Mum sees Dad on the toilet and doesn’t think it’s gross.”
— Mark, 6
“Don’t say ‘I love you’ unless you really mean it. But if you do mean it, say it often. People forget.”
— Jessica, 8
A Final Story: The Contest for the Most Caring Child
Dr. Leo Buscaglia, author and speaker, once told the story of a contest he helped judge. The goal: to find the most caring child.
The winner? A 4-year-old boy whose elderly next-door neighbour had just lost his wife.
Seeing the man cry, the boy quietly walked into his yard, climbed into his lap, and sat there.
When his mother asked what he had said to comfort the man, the child replied:
“Nothing. I just helped him cry.”
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