What's your favourite thing about your child?

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Does anybody fancy a nice cheerful thread for a Monday morning. I know kids can be hard work and drive us loopy but what is it about your child that gives you a little surge of love every time?

For me, my ds is 7 and he loves the smaller children and babies. He's so caring. My inspiration for the thread was watching him on the playground yesterday. He stopped playing to carefully help a toddler get on the seesaw, got her settled and asked another child to go on the other side with her. He will also spend hours entertaining his baby cousin and bringing her toys that he knows are safe.

Ds is 14 & is genuinely kind and thoughtful. He is very witty and loves spending time with me.

Dd is 17 & is really funny, she is also kind, caring and gives good advice to her friends.

They're both loving and tell me and dh they love us all the time.

I love DD as a toddler (so far, anyway). Incredibly good at listening and understanding, comes out with stuff in English and DH’s language, shares beautifully. She’s such good company.

DS1 aged 5 is a little gem. He's so caring, he must ask 'how are you' about 20 times a day! He's like a little old man, he makes me crack up with his dad jokes

DS2 aged 2 is the complete opposite, but I love how adventurous and resilient he is! I quite often find him just climbing random things. He's absolutely fearless

DD isn't due until September but I love that she hasn't given me horrific morning sickness like the other two did

DS is a extremely independent, bright and very good looking

DD is so lovely, loves pottering around, helping me cook,she's so easy to entertain. Also loves the fact that she's blonde and petit which is shallow but there you go!

I have a 17 year old. I'm proud of her determination to improve herself and get where she wants in life. At 14 she started to push and push to apply for a scholarship at a private school and made enquiries direct herself despite being a quieter pupil at school. It was a shock to start with but she stuck at it. She wants to do a degree in sustainable development and has worked her socks off revising for A levels. At the end she'll be looking for a job 'as high as she can get which really makes a difference' in her words.

DS2 is really snuggly. He gives the most melting cuddles. I could happily live inside one of his cuddles for days!

DS1 has incredible energy and inquisitiveness. Exhausting at times but he just seems so in love with the world and all that's in it. That's infectious.

I love that Dd 15 is not a people pleaser. She's got such a kind heart but will not be an easy pushover, she's also very witty and works very hard at school.

Ds 14 is the most polite, well mannered kid I've ever known. He tells me all the time he loves me even now he towers over me.

My eldest who is 8 always makes friends with the new kids that start school and I’m very proud of how she tries to include them .

Youngest who is 4 I love how she plays by herself so nicely and entertains herself .

My 1 year old has this little mischievous grin whenever she's doing something she's shouldn't. She's so funny

My DS is almost 40 and he is always there for me no matter what.

DD is not yet 2 and currently cracks me up by saying 'noisy bottom' every time she (or anyone else) farts

I also love that I'm her favourite person and she loves to give me cuddles

My 6 month old dd is just the happiest. She makes me so proud when out and about and she's dishing out smiles to all and sundrie. She has also found a new love for teletubbies which is very cute.

I love this, hearing about how fab all our kids are. Particularly like the fact that we have every age child from unborn to 40

What a lovely thread!

DD (20 months) likes me to sit on the floor with my arms open so she can run into them. It makes her so happy. She also likes to eat her dinner with some of her toy animals so she can "share" her food with them.

Ds 4 has so much empathy. Recently at a restaurant dd was complaining about the food and he told her they were doing their best . He also offered to have 2 injections so she wouldn't have to have one.

Dd 6 has her own mind entirely. I love it, pain in the ass at times of course but she knows exactly what she wants and I think it'll stand her in such good stead.

Love watching their little personalities unfold

My 5 month DS is such a good sleeper - usually an 8 hour stretch at night and plenty of naps. I braced myself for a year of crying and sleepless nights before he was born... but he's so easy!

DS1 (7) is so excited by life. He's excited by everything and his sense of wonder at even simple things is just lovely. He still does the tugging on your hand, pointing and shouting "look" thing, and I love it. I'd love to be so utterly happy with life. He lights up rooms and everyone he meets is drawn to him. I also love his mop of bright orange hair!

DS2 (5) is hilarious and he knows it. He has a wicked sense of humour and knows exactly how to make people laugh. He has this amazing sense of quiet confidence about him and while he doesn't draw people to him likeDS1, he is resilient enough and secure in himself to be completely ok with being the quieter one. I also love how he sings constantly, out of tune and with most of the words wrong, but it's just lovely.

My 12 year old is very resilient; very self motivated and a 'self starter'. I never have to remind her to do her homework or revision. She stays late in the school library once a week so that her friend, who has Asperger's and stays for an after school club, doesn't have to walk home alone. I didnt even know about this until it had been going on for a few months.

My eldest (20 now but he's always been the same) is very kind and compassionate. He cares about other people and makes sure they're safe. He's very easy going, witty and funny. He's great company.

DD(6) is so confident and fun. She is brilliant at making friends and will put anyone at ease in any situation. She'll talk to adults and children alike and just lights up a room with her infectious smile.

Ds is funny, confident in new situations and a cheeky chancer but in a cute way

I love how confident my son is (22 months). He is so kind with his sharing and loving. He is always giving hugs and kisses.
I love his cheeky personality really starting to shine through, I love he is (on the whole) easy going. He is so clever and picks things up really quickly.
Ooh I could just go on and on lol

My DS is 25 and although he is handsome and clever, what I really love about him is his kindness, he has always been gentle and is a very loving and affectionate son. He's the light of my life frankly

DD (7) is a genuine eccentric who is interested in everything and has a passion for learning. She reads dozens of books on a vast array of subjects, there's nothing that doesn't fascinate her, and she loves to share her knowledge with others.

DS (5) is just the sweetest, gentlest little boy. He just loves everyone and wants to make sure everyone is happy. He loves to make people laugh, too.

Ds genuinely worries about homeless people

If there is someone outside a shop we are going into he will insist we buy them something or give them some money. The other day he gave £2 (for his money) when we were about to drive off was he opened a packed of Twix’s asked me to stop the car jumped out and went and gave the homeless man a Twix

He is a very kind gentle boy there are so many things about him that is wonderful but his compassion for those not as fortunate makes me feel incredibly proud

DS1 works really hard at everything he does. I don't know where he gets that work ethic from.
DS2 is so loving and cuddly. He is always giving me hugs and telling me I am lovely.