What Love Means To A 4 - 8 Year Old

'When my grandmother 

got arthritis , she couldn't bend over and paint 

her toenails 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.' 

Karl - 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 what makes you smile 

when you're tired.' 

Terri - age 4 

'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 

'Love is what's in the room with 

you at Christmas if you stop opening presents 

and listen.' 

Bobby - age 7 

(Wow!) 

'If you want 

to learn to love better , you should start with 

a friend who you hate , ' 

Nikka - age 6 

(we need a few million more Nikka's on 

this planet) 

'Love is when 

you tell a guy you like his shirt , then he 

wears it everyday.' 

Noelle - age 7 

'Love is like a little 

old woman and a little old man who are still 

friends even after they know each other so well.' 

Tommy - age 6 

'During my piano recital , I was 

on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the 

people watching me and saw my daddy waving and 

smiling. He was the only one doing that. 

I wasn't scared anymore.' 

Cindy - age 8 

'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 

'Love is when your puppy licks 

your face even after you left him alone all day.' 

Mary Ann - age 4 

'I know my older sister loves me 

because she gives me all her old clothes and has 

to go out and buy new ones.' 

Lauren - age 4 

'When you love somebody , your 

eyelashes go up and down and little 

stars come out of you.' (what an image) 

Karen - 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 And the final one 

The winner was a four year old child

whose next door neighbor was an 

elderly gentleman who had recently lost his 

wife. 

Upon seeing the man cry , the 

little boy went into the old 

gentleman's yard , climbed onto his 

lap , and just sat there. 

When his 

Mother asked what he had said to the 

neighbor , the little boy said , 

'Nothing , I just helped him cry'