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 3 Reasons to Cuddle with Your Kids and Grandkids

Do you ever think about what you and your kids and grandkids really need? Are you or they running on empty? I find that in this busy world, that is often the case. People are running on empty so often, they don’t even realize what it feels like to not be running on empty anymore. So with that in mind, I thought I would share 3 Reasons to Cuddle with Your Kids and Grandkids. And I hope that you not only find these reasons valid, but I hope that you implement cuddling into your schedule immediately.

Now when I say cuddling, I really mean touch. It could be holding, hugging, holding a hand, or a good cuddle. Everyone needs physical touch, but for some it is their specific love language. You can read more about that in my post on The Five Love Languages.

3 Reasons to Cuddle Your Kids and Grandkids

Reason One- They Really Need it

It is so important to cuddle with kids, not just because I said so, but because authorities in the area of child development say so. Hugging our children help them to have appropriate sensory stimulation, it helps them to feel grounded, and helps their brain develop.  In addition, it helps your kid or grandkid know your attention is fully on them.

My granddaughter comes and spends the weekend at my house frequently, which I love! She is in Kindergarten and is a truly amazing little individual. She loves to crawl into my bed and have a chat. In fact, many times I will ask her if she would like to play a game, listen to music, go somewhere, play, and often, she says, “I would like to have a conversation”. She literally just wants to spend time talking together, and she would like physical connection when she talks.

For instance, in the car, she likes when I reach back and hold her hand. At the table after dinner, she comes over to me and crawls up in my lap. In the family room, she crawls up on my chair with me. And in my bed, she says, “Arm”. Arm is her way of saying, “I would like you to open up your arm, so I can nestle close, and you can put your arm around me so that I feel totally safe, connected, heard, and loved.”

Reason Two- You really Need it

I feel so very fortunate, because I have cuddly kids and grandkids, but it’s not just about them. We need those hugs and cuddles too! Life is so difficult at times; it can be so filled with stress and challenge. But a good cuddle can wipe that all away. A few weeks ago, my granddaughter had crawled into my bed late at night and asked for a cuddle. She fell asleep almost instantly, wrapped in the comfort of my arm. The previous week had been difficult, and I was tired physically and emotionally. But that night, with my grandbaby so safely tucked in my arm, I laid there thinking about how I really should turn over and go to sleep, but how calm and content I felt laying there with a sweet little baby, expecting nothing from me except my arm. My simple arm. It is funny how simple it is, but I felt better than I had in weeks, just simply offering my arm and a safe cuddle to my grandbaby.

Cuddle Quote

Reason Three- They won’t want to, sooner than you think.

The third reason that you should spend time cuddling with your kids and grandkids, is that so very soon, the time will come when they won’t want to cuddle anymore. Or, maybe they still will want to, but they will be too busy, or think that other things are too important, or even that their friends would laugh at them. But that time is coming so very soon.

I have 4 kids and loved cuddling with all of them when they were little. In fact, we are a pretty cuddly family and it is not abnormal for my kids now…fully grown…to throw themselves on my lap for a bit. I love that, but I also know that they all grow so quickly, that most opportunities for cuddling will be gone sooner than you think. Sooner than you are expecting.

I spent a lot of time when my kids were little working to keep the house clean, the clothes washed, the budget taken care of, food cooked, and driving all around town for various activities. Because life was so busy, I would often put off cuddling to take care of all the details of life and be a good Mom. Now, looking back, I wished that I had left the dishes, and had more cuddling. Of course, the dishes had to be done, and I am not condoning a total cleaning strike. I am rather just suggesting, that time for cuddling, and talking, and hugging, and reading with little ones, and talking about all the details of life, is important. And if your life is super crazy busy, schedule cuddling in. It is that important.

Conclusion

You might think this was a simple blog post, about something that everyone already knows. Or it might have recalled how much you need a cuddle, and how you know that your kids, or spouse, or even your dog might need a cuddle too. And, if you are like most women, you might not be thinking yet that you need a cuddle, but I can just about guarantee that you do. That you need to add that kind of care to your daily or weekly list. And, in case you don’t realize it, you not only need it as much as your kids and grandkids do, but you deserve it, just like they do. So, plan it in, make it happen, and have a good cuddle today.

3 Reasons to Cuddle Your Kids

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