From the beginning of our life to the end of it, love is always surrounding us. Whether we’re the one loving or being loved, it’s a feeling that’s difficult to describe. I wanted to get a better understanding of what love is not from the dictionary, but from children. In this piece, kids, between the ages of 5 and 7, explain how they feel about love. They describe what it means to them, the best and worst things about it, and how people express their love for one another. Listen to hear how something that seems so complex be explained in the simplest of words.

From the beginning of our life to the end of it, love is always surrounding us. Whether we’re the one loving or being loved, it’s a feeling that’s difficult to describe. I wanted to get a better understanding of what love is not from the dictionary, but from children. In this piece, kids, between the ages of 5 and 7, explain how they feel about love. They describe what it means to them, the best and worst things about it, and how people express their love for one another. Listen to hear how something that seems so complex be explained in the simplest of words.