# Does Your LGBTQ Child Actually Feel Your Love? Guidance for Parents Who Want to Close the Gap

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Podcast: [More Human. More Kind. | Parenting LGBTQ Kids, Unlearning Fear, Becoming More Human](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-human-more-kind-allyship-guidance-for-parents-of-lgbtq-teens-955717)
Published: 2026-06-19T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://more-human-more-kind.captivate.fm/episode/parents-love-is-not-what-you-feel-its-what-they-get-to-feel
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## Resource

Join me on Substack for deeper conversations (and extra tools and reflections for paid subscribers!) You already love your child deeply. But love that lives only inside you is invisible to the person who needs it most. In this Friday Reset, Heather offers one small, powerful shift: moving from loving to demonstrating . For parents of LGBTQ+ kids, the difference between feeling love and making that love visible can be the difference between a child who wonders and a child who knows. Through a word of the week, a tiny action, and a micro-rebellion, Heather shows how imperfect, specific, consistent acts of demonstrated love are what actually create belonging. In this episode, you'll learn how to: Make the shift from feeling love privately to demonstrating it in ways your child can see and receive Take one small, specific action this week that names and includes who your child actually is Release the myth of the "right moment" and let love become visible now, imperfectly and on purpose Press play to discover how one sentence, one brave choice, and one ripple this week can begin to close the gap between the love you have and the love your child gets to feel. Hi, I’m Heather Hester , and I’m so glad you’re here! Feeling uncertain or overwhelmed? Download my free guide to take you from Panic to Plan. Join a private community with other parents and allies just like you! Stay informed - receive my newsletter Invite me to speak at your workshop or event Read my book, Parenting with Pride . Share More Human. More Kind. Please subscribe, rate, and review ! Connect heather@heatherhester.net Buy Me A Coffee Watch on YouTube Listen to *NEW* episodes every Tuesday and Friday! At the heart of my work is a deep commitment to compassion, authenticity, and transformative allyship , especi…

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