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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
informative
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There is a lot of good information and unique perspectives when apply the love language concepts to our children.
I felt like this book took forever to finish...but it was good and definitely made me realize very much!
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slow-paced
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I dove into a parenting book this month, and was eager to read this one particularly because I had done the “love languages” quiz with my husband many moons ago and was curious how the concept of love languages would apply to the child/parent dynamic. I’m a Words of Affirmation person married to an Acts of Service person, mothering a Words of Affirmation child and a Physical Touch child (both of which have a close secondary love language of Quality Time). So while Gifts is not an important love language to the four of us, we have plenty of other differing love languages playing out under one roof and need to be cognizant of that when relating to one another. The book had practical ways to identify the love language(s) of your child(ren) and applications for filling their “emotional love tank(s).” It also touched on anger and discipline in additional chapters. A quick, easy read. 4.5 stars
Love this book! Each love language has its own chapter with ideas on how to communicate each one to your child. There is a whole chapter on discovering the love language itself, which is very helpful if you are unsure of your child's. It has many different ways, which vary by age, to help you determine which love language is your child's. The love languages are physical touch, words of affirmation, quality time, acts of service, and gifts. The chapters on anger and discipline were very eye opening and contradict what society thinks children should behave like, (for example, you should let your child express verbal anger). The section on passive aggressive behavior and the anger ladder were especially helpful for me. The exercise for kids to complete in the bank are an added bonus (and will be helpful in determining their love language). I took a lot of notes while reading this book. Highly recommend!
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informative
slow-paced
informative
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medium-paced