I have been reading The 5 Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman, PhD. and Ross Campbell, MD. This 221 page book talks about the how we can show our children that we love them in a way they need to be loved. Children do their best when they feel loved but if your child has a different love language than you it can be hard. This book talks about all 5 love languages and how to discover your child's love language.
"By speaking your child's own love language, you can fill his "emotional tank" with love. When your child feels loved, he is much easier to discipline and train than when his "emotional tank" is running near empty."
~The 5 Love Languages of Children
This paragraph taken from The 5 Love Languages of Children speaks volumes. I have had people ask me why I don't have to discipline my kids that much when they are always getting onto their kids. I had originally thought that because I am with my children all the time & could catch bad behavior before it got out of hand but now I am thinking that their love tank is being filled. I can look back at times when they were misbehaving more & those are the times that we were extra busy and not able to spend the amount of quality time that my kids are used to.
I think everyone involved in a child's life should read this book & one of my lucky readers can win one.
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21 comments:
I don't know about all of my children, but the one sleeping on my arm and making typing difficult? His is physical touch, all the way. No doubt, no question.
Quality time, definitely
Giving and receiving of gifts is mine followed closely by physical touch
I think my son's love language is touch. My is definitely acts of service.
I have always enjoyed the love languages series.
April
My oldest is words of affirmation, and my youngest is touch.
Julieanne
http://www.JoyInOurJourney.com
My daughter is quality time
I think the twins are "Quality Time" but I'll have to read the book to be sure. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
I'm thinking quality time.
mrs.marcus2 at yahoo dot com
My daughter and I both have the same LL - Quality Time! Thank you for the awesome giveaway!
My child's love language is guality time.
Words of Affirmation and Quality Time for our family.
Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
My son's is physical touch
mostly touch
klconn7 (at) yahoo (dot) com
words of affirmation for my kiddos!
onecheaplady@yahoo.com
Physical touch for sure!
Two of my children are physical touch. One is quality time. One is still too young to tell.
acts of service! heather.loftus@aol.com
All my kids Love language is physical touch.
Affirmation
lisa.blogs2 at gmail dot com
My kids are definately touch!
cassandra@aubut.net
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