On 2005-04-04, electroscopillan wrote:
DS gets tons of hugs and is full of smiles and laughter - really, I'm
blessed with a *very* good-natured child. I sometimes wonder if I lavish it
on a little thick - is it self-indulgent to give/get so many hugs? His
daycare provider tells me how affectionate he is - how nice it is to come to
work and get so many hugs and smiles.

I don't think you *can* give too many hugs to a child who likes them.
When he gets older he may think it uncool to be hugged, so both of you
should enjoy the hugs as long as you can.

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