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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This really puts a lot of things into perspective, especially when it comes to discipling out of love, and how to make sure your child feels loved unconditionally. Highly recommend, but some parts are a bit cheesy. Some of the dialogue is a bit unnatural, but the lessons in the book are so good.
informative
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
Some helpful information. However completely turned me off when he told an anecdote about a father spanking his child - and clarified that since it didn’t cause and injury it wasn’t abuse - but that you might choose a different method of discipline if your child’s love language was touch. Sure it was published 30 years ago - but really no excuses.
Only 1/2 the book was about the love languages. The rest was the author’s advice for single parents and angry parents. A lot of cringe worthy moments in this book that don’t stand up to time.
Only 1/2 the book was about the love languages. The rest was the author’s advice for single parents and angry parents. A lot of cringe worthy moments in this book that don’t stand up to time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Gives hangers for what I was thinking...
...and affirmed some things I already know, while giving me new ideas of how to communicate with my whole family.
...and affirmed some things I already know, while giving me new ideas of how to communicate with my whole family.
4/5 for reading this as a parent of young children- it is a positive resource for ways to show love in age appropriate ways. However, reading this as a Social Work/Professional resource for professional development, I’d say that this lacks quite a lot of source material, and the language in it reads unprofessional. The sentence that read “the parent will realize they were hoodwinked” sent me.
I'm having a difficult time with this review. While I found the concepts interesting and enlightening somewhat for my own children, I cannot look past some of the ridiculous underlying messages from the authors. Clearly the book needs updating (it is incredibly dated). Clearly the authors are both not only homophobic, but anti divorce. They condescendingly have a chapter for single parents and imply that leaving a marriage is inherently irrevocably damaging to your children, which is patently not true. So now I've talked myself down to two stars. Sorry guys. Get over your religious high horse and maybe your ideas can actually help.
2.8
I was intrigued by this book, especially after recently reading The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. While I found that book largely unbearable in terms of tone and style, its content held undeniable value. I had similar hopes for this one, particularly as a parent of two young boys. Fortunately, this book turned out to be a much better experience—perhaps because Chapman didn’t write it alone.
Although the structure wasn’t entirely to my liking and the overly polished, artificial-sounding quotes from children felt forced and frustrating, the book still offered plenty of valuable insights. I found practical advice that I can genuinely apply to my parenting, which I hope will make a difference in my daily life with my kids.
If you’re able to overlook some of the less appealing aspects of the writing style, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who works with or raises children. It’s far from perfect, but its actionable guidance makes it worthwhile.
I was intrigued by this book, especially after recently reading The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. While I found that book largely unbearable in terms of tone and style, its content held undeniable value. I had similar hopes for this one, particularly as a parent of two young boys. Fortunately, this book turned out to be a much better experience—perhaps because Chapman didn’t write it alone.
Although the structure wasn’t entirely to my liking and the overly polished, artificial-sounding quotes from children felt forced and frustrating, the book still offered plenty of valuable insights. I found practical advice that I can genuinely apply to my parenting, which I hope will make a difference in my daily life with my kids.
If you’re able to overlook some of the less appealing aspects of the writing style, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who works with or raises children. It’s far from perfect, but its actionable guidance makes it worthwhile.