The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman, Ross Campbell Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Five Love Languages of Children
Book Review: A "Must Read" for every parent.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is by far the best book on child communications that I have ever read. The truth offered in this book is both refreshing and enlightening, and offers great insight into learning how to best communicate unconditional love to our children. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all parents, grandparents, and childcare workers. Book Review: Love your child the way they need it from you most!
Summary: 5 Stars
My six-year old daughter and I bicker. I read this book as a way to learn to address this issue before it gets out of hand and I've learned so much! To use the five love languages (words of affirmation, physical touch, acts of service, gifts and quality time) to keep her emotional love tank full. The book states that when a child's love tank is full, your discipline will be more readily received. Also the way I discipline now has improved: first I make her feel loved by speaking her primary love language, then stay calm (being an example of anger managed) and explain what she did wrong and what the discipline is (always keeping it fair to the "crime") and then giving her her primary love language again at the end. I learned that I am doing many things right especially allowing and really listening to her express her verbal anger. This is actually good because if you don't allow children to do that they will just bottle it up inside and you can't train them plus the anger may come out as passive-aggresive behavior and more. Ideally this book would be great to read while your children are young but it makes the excellent point that it is never too late to start changing how you treat your children, even if they are grown. I highly and whole-heartedly recommend this book to parents, teachers, aunts, uncles--all adults who have dealings with children. You will learn a great deal that can make the people you love in your life truly feel loved by you which will open them up to become happy and mature adults. Also there is a chapter about speaking the love languages in marriage which is helpful. "Someone has said, 'The best way to love your children is to love their mother [father.]' That's true." There's another whole book on The Five Love Languages--How to Express Heartfelt Love and Commitment to your Mate. Read them both and see how happy you can make the ones you love! And in giving out love, the love will flow right back to you! o8E
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Book Review: Don't miss the point
Summary: 5 Stars
Many parents may read this book and assume that you ought to discover your child's love language, and then he/she will grow up happy and feeling well-loved. I do not think that is all that Chapman is saying with this incredible book, instead, he is pointing out that many children feel unloved by parents who truly DO love them because their parents are not being sensitive to their primary love language. ADDITIONALLY, the main conclusion I came to upon finishing this must-have title was that children ought to be loved with ALL of the love languages so that they will grow up able to show love to others regardless of the love language one speaks. If I truly value my child, I will want him not only to know I love him, but I'll also want him be able to show love to others. This book spurred me on to teaching one of my classes of 2nd-6th graders how to show love in these different ways, and to evaluate others around them. It has also made me more sensitive to physically clingy children (perhaps not getting the physical touch they need), as well as children who are constantly trying to get attention. I advise teachers of any aged children to read this title. It will change the way you view your class forever.Book Review: Speak the Language!
Summary: 4 Stars
This was an excellent work by the authors and though I did not agree with everything I read, this was an extremely helpful book. The premise is that everyone responds to (at least) one of the five languages: Acts of Service, Gifts, Quality Time, Words of Affirmation and Physical Touch. This book will help parents determine their children's love language and will also help them know how to use that language to express love to their children.Book Review: A MUST READ for all parents!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is life changing, it is that good. Need I say more?