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Love is the foundation of parenting. You may truly love your children, but unless they feel it, they will not feel loved. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It\u2019s 6:45am on a Public Holiday and the PSI (Pollutants\u2019 Standard Index) is hovering at 200 (Unhealthy level). Singapore faces another hazy and unhealthy day of smog from man-made forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia. Looks like I have to shelf my much-anticipated cycling and swimming plan with the kids later but for now, I\u2019m out buying breakfast for the family. Alone, not wanting to rouse the wife from her well-deserved sleep.<\/p>\n
I usually do this on weekends and holiday mornings, driving out on my own to ‘tapao’ (pack) the wife’s favourite wonton noodles and the daughter’s fav kaya toast from the nearby coffeeshop to pamper them with a break from the typical \u2018bread and butter\u2019 weekday breakfast as a way of showing my love as a Dad and Husband.<\/p>\n
As parents, we show love to our children by giving our best for our family day in, day out. From the simple daily act of saying of \u2018I love yous\u2019 to giving them hugs, reading bedtime stories for the hundredth time, fussing over their well-being and smothering them with goodnight kisses. As parents, we also go out of our way to make our kids feel special on their birthdays and special occasions like Christmas. If you have several children, chances are they would require different expressions of your love because each child is unique.<\/p>\n
But what if, despite all that we’ve done, they don\u2019t feel ‘loved’? How tragic that would be.<\/p>\n