Do you all still give your 3yr olds 'baby' hugs or am I babying him?

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My lo is 3 and a half and he is as on another thread what you call quaint.
He is vv happy, loves playing etc but just not particularly with other children[I have at times worried now I realise that it is ok]
But we love hugs -we have just sat for 15 minutes with him face to me really snuggled up with me rubbing his back while he has watched tv.
It is really lovely and special but I worry sometimes that we/he still does this?
I know I am not explaining very well but what I mean is he will come and ask for a hug sometimes even when we are out [not a problem] and people have commented that I am lucky he will hug me.
I never got many hugs and kisses when I was younger I sometimes was'nt even sure if my parents loved me and so sometimes wonder if I am overcompensating ifyswim.
Am I overanalysing?

My ds has always been a huggy child, he's nearly 9 now.

He will still walk into the room, go into reverse mode and sit on me. He's massive....I can't see the telly.

AND I LOVE IT!!!!

It's the best.

Still do this when my DD age 9 lets me

Quint is right!! It IS the nicest thing there is.

I understand where you are coming from... My 3 year old is soooo Huggy and kissy...
He'll wake me up in the mornings with kisses and cuddles. Its soo amazing that he is like that.
I too worried about him as he doesn't want to play with the children at his pre-school or anywhere else for that matter. He seems to observe them all and then would rather have adult company...

Cuddles are great though I agree... I wouldn't hve my baby any other way. I still tell him he's my first baby and then I have my other second baby...

xx

My DS is 3. He loves to cuddle like a baby and he sleeps in bed with us with his hands in my hair . He's only 3, very little more than a baby IMO anyway.

Blimey, I'm 39 and when I visit my mum I lie on the sofa next to her and ask her to stroke my hair. She does it SO much better than my DH! Nothing wrong with cuddles at any age IMO.

We are another huggly lot here. DH used to hug loooads before we had DS, that time is rather eaten into these days but we try!

I frequently have big long hugs with my Mum still, and my Dad actually. Hugs are the best thing ever IMO

So no you aren't babying him, he will grow up confident and secure knowing that he is loved.

My 13 year old still likes to sit on my lap and cuddle up and she's the same height as me!

I stil give DS2 big hugs and he is a tall and strong 6 year old, sometimes he says get off, but more often than not we can still sniggle on the sofa and watch a movie together

I still remember the time I went to hug my Mum (aged about 6) and she pushed me away and said 'you're too old for that now'. It upset me so much, I still get upset thinking about it now. I think you should carry on hugging your son for as long as he wants to.

Oh Abi12, that's made me feel quite tearful.
I love hugging and snuggling with my 2 DSS's and 2 DC's. I love it as well that DSS's (7 & 8), will often hug DS (4) & DD (2). If there were no hugs, I think the world would be an even tougher place x

Hugs and cuddles are compulsory

I sometimes say to ds(7) that I may have to come to school with him and he will have to sit on my lap and cuddle all day long.

and....Dd (4) and I were discussing last week that she can't go to nursery because she wants to cuddle me all day