20 Love Quotes From 4-8 Year Old Kids (That Will Shock You)

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Excerpt: A group of professionals asked a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: “What does love mean to you?” The answers they received could school many adults.

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Introduction: What does love mean to kids?

A group of professionals asked a group of 4 to 8 year-olds: “What does love mean to you?”

The answers they received were surprisingly deep and brought to light powerful lessons that could school many adults.

The reason these quotes are so powerful is because over time, as adults, we become busy and forget…

• We move on from the “honeymoon” phase.
• We take people for granted.
• We forget that love is a verb.

And it’s a verb that needs to be practiced daily—which is precisely what’s so beautiful about these love quotes from these kids.

What they describe isn’t something philosophically deep and abstract. What they outline are the little actions that exemplify what the verb of love looks like in action. Which is precisely what so many of us are missing.

Because here’s the reality of love: you can’t just give love once and expect it to last.

…Or twice, or three times, or ten.

Love needs to be regularly renewed.

…Twice, three times, ten times per day!

…Or week or whatever works for you and yours.

But it will only last so long as it is renewed.

As soon as you stop renewing your love, like Netflix, it’ll only be a matter of time before it expires.

And a life with an expired love is a sad life to endure, indeed.

So, here’s to renewing love!

And here to teach you how—the experts of today’s post—are my 4-8 year old friends. I hope their lessons find their way into your heart and life.

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The List: 20 Love Quotes From 4-8 Year Old Kids (That Will Shake You)

“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 8)

“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and just listen.”

Bobby (Age 7)

“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate.”

Nikka (Age 6)

“Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.”

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)

“My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”

Clare (Age 6)

“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.”

Karen (Age 7)

“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross…”

Mark (Age 6)

“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)

The embodiment of love: 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.”

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Afterword: Don’t Let Love Go Stale

It can be easy to take our loved ones for granted.

Especially when they seamlessly become a part of our daily lives.

Like running water, our internet connection, and the roof over our heads—we soon enough just expect them to be there when we wake up in the morning.

And the more that becomes the expectation—the less gratitude we’re likely to show.

Until eventually, we show no gratitude at all.

Until suddenly, we start letting stupid small things take control of our minds and turn what was once gratitude for wonderful miracles into generally misguided feelings of spite, frustration, and disregard.

And for no other reason than because we forgot.

• We forgot to see our loved ones with fresh eyes.
• We forgot to hear our loved ones with fresh ears.
• We forgot to deliberately prioritize the miracles over the minutiae.

And slowly, slowly—our forgetfulness becomes the very reason that fresh love turns stale.

Just as surely as the fresh fruit that sits in our fridge for too long will go stale—so too will the unattended relationships.

We must learn to keep breathing fresh life into what’s at risk of expiring.

Because love, no matter how strong it starts out, can always become stale with time.

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