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# The Top 10 Things Children Really Want Their Parents to Do With Them
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/top_10_things_children_really_want_their_parents_2101100538/
- Published: 2010-01-21T17:38:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:13:51.000Z
- Description: Students around the world listed what they most want from their mothers: being tucked in and sung to, hugs and private talks, time alone without siblings, nutritious food, outdoor play, a shared TV show under a blanket, and discipline, because it shows you care.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Lifestyle, Health News, #vivvo-import

Posted by: [Dr. Mercola](http://articles.mercola.com/members/Dr.-Mercola/default.aspx?ref=foodconsumer.org) 

January 21 2010 

![parents, mom, children, child](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f5/c2/f5c28c07-f2c7-440d-8161-125a09d9bc91/content/images/2026/08/70b9b80842b7f9f9fad652fbf8a535f9958f4cb7.jpg)

Many moms today feel as if they are not good mothers unless they are racing around, shuttling their children from lessons to practices, and back to lessons again. What do you think matters most to your children? You driving them to lessons and practices? Or the smile and hug you greet them with after school? 

If you guessed the latter, you are correct.

Here is a list of the top 10 things students around the world said they desire most from their mothers.

1. Come into my bedroom at night, tuck me in and sing me a song. Also tell me stories about when you were little.
2. Give me hugs and kisses and sit and talk with me privately.
3. Spend quality time just with me, not with my brothers and sisters around.
4. Give me nutritious food so I can grow up healthy.
5. At dinner talk about what we could do together on the weekend.
6. At night talk to me about anything: love, school, family etc.
7. Let me play outside a lot.
8. Cuddle under a blanket and watch our favorite TV show together.
9. Discipline me. It makes me feel like you care.
10. Leave special messages in my desk or lunch bag.

Children are incredibly wise and tend to see the world more simply than we do. Perhaps it is time we start taking their advice.