I think it's very important, too. I told our son nearly every day of his life, too, and I still do every time I talk to him, which is a couple of times a week. We showed him we loved him, too, in every way possible. Some of those he didnt like, like being told no or having limits set for him. But I think in time he'll understand that those actions were about love, too.

I'm lucky. I grew up with demonstrative, verbally and physicaly affectionate parents. So I'd had that modeled for me. When his time comes, I think our son will be a loving parent, too. I already intend on being an absolutely sickeningly loving, over-indulgent grandparent.