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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
A nice follow up to 5 Love Languages in marriage with a focus on kids. While coming from a Christian background, this book can be useful for those who aren't as religious as it helps you understand how kids love. Sometimes he gleaned over a concept, but he did give good ideas.
Eh this was fine. Maybe I should have read the original book first.
This isn't so much a step by step "how to raise your children" book, but rather a "how to help your children feel loved, then you can worry about the raising" book. I think this has been brushed over for so long but is so important. My inner child hurts thinking about the times I felt unloved as a child, and hopefully with the insight from this book I can break that cycle for my own children. Love needs to come first always, and it needs to come in the way that the child understands.
I preferred the original 5 Love Languages book; much of this was a repeat or summary of that one. However, this was a very good book on basic foundational principles of Parenting. I highly RECOMMEND it.
In short, everyone needs to feel loved. Children need consistent expressions of ALL 5 Love Languages as they grow into their preference for a dominant Language later in childhood. Love, both actual and as emotionally perceived, is a cornerstone of all future relationships, actions, & habits.
This book includes practical examples & exercises in applying the 5 Love Languages to loving parenting.
In short, everyone needs to feel loved. Children need consistent expressions of ALL 5 Love Languages as they grow into their preference for a dominant Language later in childhood. Love, both actual and as emotionally perceived, is a cornerstone of all future relationships, actions, & habits.
This book includes practical examples & exercises in applying the 5 Love Languages to loving parenting.
If you’re not religious, don’t let the Christianity references hold you back or make you put this book down; just ignore the traditional Christian family structure, roles, and references when you see them (and buy this book second-hand for that reason). Anyway, aside from that, this book is gold. The concept is basically the key that unlocks everyone, which seems to unlock everything (I know that’s a broad stroke to paint but when you read this book you’ll understand what I mean; the foundation of communication and connection). I’m familiar with the love languages but, man, applying it to children and starting so young, is such a game changer for us (my kids are 7 and 4). I feel so much more in control and in tune with my kids and I think they feel so much more understood and connected to me on a deeper level now. Of course, nothing is perfect and we will continually have challenges and struggles but I know truly that my communication and connection as a parent is much more mature now than it was before reading this book. My 7 year old’s primary LL (physical touch) is obvious to me and was easy to deduce but once I realized my 4 year old’s primary LL (quality time), it was such a “duh” moment and I am so much more attentive and understanding every time he needs me. Understanding him in this way fills my well of patience in a way that was never possible before. [Note: I know the book says your child’s primary LL isn’t really established until age 5 but right now my 4yo is QT if we had to nail it down, though, I am prepared for change in his primary if it comes]. I really have nothing more to say other than this book is incredibly important and is a must-read. I wish I had read this when my first-born was still a baby or toddler. I look forward to referencing this for years to come. I also picked up The Five Love Languages of Teenagers (both were Goodwill scores, yay) and look forward to having that as a resource in the future. I recommend any and all of The Five Love Languages books in the series to everyone— if you are a kid, teen, adult (parent or child-free), grandparent, spouse/significant other, business partner, boss, manager, teacher, and/or anyone who has intimate relationships with other people…so yeah, everyone. It will make you and the other person (whomever that may be) a better person. I cannot recommend this concept enough.
Read for Mom's Book Club. A good refresher on the love languages, especially from a parenting perspective. Katie is very obviously a physical touch person, and Addie seems to be leaning toward quality time.
This is a very helpful and important book about understanding your child and how they experience love. What is love to them? And how should you react and discipline appropriately to make sure that you are not doing more harm than good. I asked my daughter today and I think she is a mix of three depending on who she is referring to which is confusing but i understand. I recommend the book.
Note: there is a religious aspect to the book but its not overwhelming or distracting
Note: there is a religious aspect to the book but its not overwhelming or distracting
I like the theory of the 5 love languages and appreciate some of the examples for applying them to your children, but I found this book to have outdated and toxic ideas about family and gender roles. Would love a version of the ideas that was more inclusive and applicable to everyone.