'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her  toe nails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
-Rebecca- age 8  

 

 'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.  You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
-Billy - age 4  

 

 'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
-Kari - age 5    

 

'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'  
-Chrissy - age 6  

 

'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'  
-Danny - age 7  

 

'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'  
-Emily - age 8    

 

 

Learning Opportunities Quality Works, Inc.

February 2009

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'
-Bobby - age 7     

 

'If you want to  learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'  
-Nikka - age 6     

 

'Love is when you  tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'             -Noelle - age 7    

 

'My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
-Clare - age  6  

 

'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'  
-Elaine-age 5    

 

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
-Chris - age 7  

 

'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'  
-Jessica - age 8      

What Love Means To A Child