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I skipped over the first half of this book because I am already familiar with the five love languages. I really just wanted to get to the meat and potatoes of how to apply the concepts of the love languages in raising children. Overall, the information was sound and logical and I can see myself using the techniques discussed with my own children. However, these authors tend to get a little too Bible-ish at times which I find to be a turn off. I also found many of the "Take Johnny, a troubled 15-year-old..." examples to be unrealistic and lame. Bottom line: Once I dug through the preachy fluff I found what I needed.
If you follow the Nas Daily page on Facebook, you might have seen a video he recently posted on various love languages. Unfortunately, the source of his idea was this book which he only showed for barely a second on the screen and didn't even mention by name.
I very rarely read self-help books. I can't digest the platitudes being thrown around. One big exception to this rule has been the 'The Five Love Languages' series. Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell have worked a simple idea in such a brilliant way, I wonder why this book is not more popularly known. I have read The Five Love Languages of Children, and am now midway through the first book, 'The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts'. (Yeah, I know, I'm going the other way around: pehle bacchhe, phir patidev!
I very rarely read self-help books. I can't digest the platitudes being thrown around. One big exception to this rule has been the 'The Five Love Languages' series. Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell have worked a simple idea in such a brilliant way, I wonder why this book is not more popularly known. I have read The Five Love Languages of Children, and am now midway through the first book, 'The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts'. (Yeah, I know, I'm going the other way around: pehle bacchhe, phir patidev!
Excellently written with good practical advice. It's opened up my eyes not just to how my own child responds to what I do, but other children I come into contact with as well.
I have previously read the sister title to this book, The 5 Love Languages, but I was interested to see how the languages would relate to children. It really opened my eyes to the needs each child had individually and how I can change my behavior for them to feel more loved. I think this book is a perfect way to strengthen the parent/child relationship and further develop that bond. Even if you have read the other book, the ideas as they relate to kids is so different I think it would still be beneficial to pick this one up.
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* I received this book from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review *
I always strive to be a better parent. Honestly, I worry about parenting every day. I want to be the best mom I can be. Yet, I struggle with it.
I received a copy of this book during a deployment fair at the military base. And I’ve finally got around to reading it.
I really liked this book. I learned how to communicate in the love languages of little kids. There were examples and lists. It was short and sweet. For me, since my children are young, it is best to communicate in all the love languages to them until they show an affinity to one. And I’m already seeing a calming effect on us all. The practical applications give good ideas.
This will definitely be a go-to re-read throughout the years.
I received a copy of this book during a deployment fair at the military base. And I’ve finally got around to reading it.
I really liked this book. I learned how to communicate in the love languages of little kids. There were examples and lists. It was short and sweet. For me, since my children are young, it is best to communicate in all the love languages to them until they show an affinity to one. And I’m already seeing a calming effect on us all. The practical applications give good ideas.
This will definitely be a go-to re-read throughout the years.
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As a new parent, I was curious to see how this concept would play out for children. Obviously there was a lot of overlap with the original book as the actual love languages are the same (physical touch, acts of service, words of affirmation, quality time, and gifts). Still very useful to see more child-specific examples. My two main takeaways: children need to see love in all 5 languages until at least age 5 to be able to see and understand love from others; try to avoid punishing children in their primary love language, as it then goes beyond correcting their behavior to make them feel unloved.
Definitely some great information here, particularly helpful for those that have not read the original book. Also loved the reminder at the end that to completely love your child, you also need to love your spouse and have that relationship for your child to look up to.
As a new parent, I was curious to see how this concept would play out for children. Obviously there was a lot of overlap with the original book as the actual love languages are the same (physical touch, acts of service, words of affirmation, quality time, and gifts). Still very useful to see more child-specific examples. My two main takeaways: children need to see love in all 5 languages until at least age 5 to be able to see and understand love from others; try to avoid punishing children in their primary love language, as it then goes beyond correcting their behavior to make them feel unloved.
Definitely some great information here, particularly helpful for those that have not read the original book. Also loved the reminder at the end that to completely love your child, you also need to love your spouse and have that relationship for your child to look up to.
I find this book useful in helping me to recognize and practice different ways of showing love (and of recognizing when someone else is trying to show their love for me). It didn't blow my mind, perhaps because I already knew a bit about the concept from a session I attended at a homeschooling conference. It was decent, though. I was a bit disappointed there wasn't a simple quiz to take to identify my children's love languages. This is a bit funny to me, since I tend to ridicule books with quizzes in them. I've so far not been able to identify anyone's love language, but I have expanded my repertoire of ways in which I express my love.
I would suggest this book to any parent who just needs more insight to their kids. It was so informative and interesting to read that I flew through it. Now I'm making my husband read it too.
I liked this book. I thought that it gives you some good food for thought. I don't think that they completely nailed discipline. It was a little melodramatic for me in that section. If I let my daughter have a donut at the store for being good she's going to think my love is conditional? I don't think so.
I definitely agree that when a child feels loved they will be a lot easier to discipline. And I like the idea of making sure that you use all five languages with your kids each day. I am not a very touchy person and since reading this book I have made an effort to hug my little ones more. I feel like it's helped.
I would recommend it to parents. It presents some good information to think about.
I definitely agree that when a child feels loved they will be a lot easier to discipline. And I like the idea of making sure that you use all five languages with your kids each day. I am not a very touchy person and since reading this book I have made an effort to hug my little ones more. I feel like it's helped.
I would recommend it to parents. It presents some good information to think about.
