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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
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A good parenting book on how to determine which love language is strongest for your child and specific ways to show your kids love with each language.
The first half was more interesting/useful to me than the second. The second half is too vague and doesn't get to the root of the problem in some ways.
The first half was more interesting/useful to me than the second. The second half is too vague and doesn't get to the root of the problem in some ways.
This a good read for parents especially the new ones. It talks about five different love languages and the importance of unconditional love. A child can easily be trained and guided by parents only when his love tank is full.
Helpful ✩
Well narrated ✩
Interesting ✩
Relatable ★
A-ha moments ★
Many years ago I read the 5 Love Languages and it is still a book I reference regularly to this day. I was excited to discover that there was a version for children. This follows the same format as the original where it explains the 5 Love Languages and examples from real children to illustrate the point being discussed.
Basically the 5 Love Languages are the same as the ones for adults. I found this book to be mostly a waste of time. I had a few moments of clarity about how my child prefers to be loved however nowhere near as many as I expected. I found the anecdotes annoyingly simple. I’m an adult, not a child, and I felt I was getting talked down too.
The author is a marriage counsellor and he joined up with a child psychologist to help apply his 5 Love Languages theory to children. The result is clunky child psychology mixed in with the same old tired 5 Love Languages theories. It felt disingenuous, and I had no respect for what facts were being presented. I really struggled to finish this even on audio format to fill time while doing housework.
There was a lot religious talk which I very much didn’t appreciate. I get that the demographic of North Carolina where the author is from might appreciate these tidbits. I didn’t. I was looking for a more scientific approach. Really this is just one man’s perspective on life.
The narrator technically performed well. But he had that middle aged southern boring slow drawl which to my Australian ears did not add to my professional impression of this book.
I found some of the content relatable. However that is because I informed on attachment parenting which I feel is the far superior parenting approach to the 5 Love Languages
Well narrated ✩
Interesting ✩
Relatable ★
A-ha moments ★
Many years ago I read the 5 Love Languages and it is still a book I reference regularly to this day. I was excited to discover that there was a version for children. This follows the same format as the original where it explains the 5 Love Languages and examples from real children to illustrate the point being discussed.
Basically the 5 Love Languages are the same as the ones for adults. I found this book to be mostly a waste of time. I had a few moments of clarity about how my child prefers to be loved however nowhere near as many as I expected. I found the anecdotes annoyingly simple. I’m an adult, not a child, and I felt I was getting talked down too.
The author is a marriage counsellor and he joined up with a child psychologist to help apply his 5 Love Languages theory to children. The result is clunky child psychology mixed in with the same old tired 5 Love Languages theories. It felt disingenuous, and I had no respect for what facts were being presented. I really struggled to finish this even on audio format to fill time while doing housework.
There was a lot religious talk which I very much didn’t appreciate. I get that the demographic of North Carolina where the author is from might appreciate these tidbits. I didn’t. I was looking for a more scientific approach. Really this is just one man’s perspective on life.
The narrator technically performed well. But he had that middle aged southern boring slow drawl which to my Australian ears did not add to my professional impression of this book.
I found some of the content relatable. However that is because I informed on attachment parenting which I feel is the far superior parenting approach to the 5 Love Languages
Ugh. Not a fan. As someone in my book club put it, "this book would make a great pamphlet."
Decent premise but overall too wordy and tries to make the point with dumbed down examples. If you’ve read the first book regarding love languages and couples, it’s not that hard to apply to children and I wish there was a “high points” version that cut to the chase. 2.5
I clearly need a different star system to differentiate better between 2 and 4, where the vast majority of my books sit.
I clearly need a different star system to differentiate better between 2 and 4, where the vast majority of my books sit.
A mother should never hug her son in the presence of his peers? Are you serious? I read the original and thought it was both dated and questionable and this is just total hog wash. I cannot believe people buy some of this stuff, honestly.
Pretty good. A little cheesy. Would have loved more realistic examples. It seems the discipline is occurring in the best world scenario. I did not understand the anger ladder graphic.
If you've read the original Love Languages book, I don't think you'll get much more out of this one. The premise is the same and it is easy enough to generalize the love languages to parenting from adult relationships. Also, it's 28 years old, so many of the examples and situations feel very dated and not realistic.