Basic premise is that everyone speaks a primary and se ond language that speaks love to them. The 5 are: touch, quality time, acts of service, words of affirmation and gifts.
Do you know what your DD (or other kids are)?
DD is quality time (it's hard to tell when they are still yet)
DS2 love language is boobs at this point :-p
They are very good! Gary Chapman is the author. It is written from a Christian POV, but regardless of your religious beliefs they are fantastic on relationships. It has helped me with my DH, and really helped my dh understand his father. (who is a very hard man to get along with, get to know etc.)
Quoting 4kidz916:I've never read those books. Sounds interesting.
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I've read it. I think it's oversimplistic, to be honest, but I say that only because I've studied communication since college (but with teens, not young children). It's a great introductory text to the concept, though, don't get me wrong. It just depends on where the reader is.
But this reminded me I have the paperback, not the Kindle edition. I'm going to get that for reference. Thanks!
OP, since you've already read it, I suggest you check out the book Nutrutreshock, which is sort of less fluff and more, like, data-driven.
My husband's is acts of service.
Mine is words of affirmation.
My 13 year old daughter's is quality time.
My 11 year old daughter's is words of affirmation.
My 10 year old daughter's is gifts.
My 9 year old daughter's is acts of service.
My 4 year old son's is touch.
I've read all of his books.
Happy Mothers's Day!
- HamBergerMama
on Jul. 12, 2012 at 9:53 PM