At some point, however, a child begins to redefine the bonds he has with his parents and the relationships he has with his friends. As he grows a little older this tends to spread even to people he doesn t know. At first a parent can t kiss their child in front of their friends for fear of what their friends might think. Later, this insecurity tends to spread to the general public. This presents great problems in showing affection.
Some parents simply give up on trying to convey their love to their children.
It s simply too difficult to find a way both can agree on. Unfortunately, this presents a much larger problem. People whose parents don t show affection to them tend to forget that their parents still love them. The children think that since the parents can t find a non-embarrassing way to show their affection they must no longer be loved. Children don t realize that their parents are doing their best to find ways to convey affection, just to no avail.