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I love this book as well as The five love languages. The childrens version is just as great as the relationship version of this book.
The authors just take the core concepts of the five love languages and state them in terms that pertain to children. I believe so.
Words of affirmation, quality time, receiving gifts, acts of service, and physical touch all translate in different ways depending on the relationship. While the basic love languages are easy enough to learn, the key is in the application of those love languages to the various relationships of life.
This book would be a good resource for parents or anyone else working with children. Is it worth the money spent and the time required to read it.
If you're dealing with children in any capacity, this book will not disappoint you. If you've read the basic book "The Five Love Languages" however, there really isn't much new here in the way of principle.
The difference then, and the value of this book, is in the focused application.
Excellent book on understanding how to understand your child.Written with clarity.I loved the spirit of the book, written by a professional, yetnot written in the clinical language--
The spine had a little bit of damage though. I was happy with my purchase overall.
Based on what I learned about his needs related to his primary love language, I have increased my quality time with him and have changed my method of consequence. The Five Love Languages of Children is a wonderful parental guide to understanding your childrens' behavior and how it relates to their emotional needs. Although his behavior has not totally turned around, we are on the right track, and will keep working with what we've learned. It helped me realize that I was punishing him for his poor behavior choices, instead of disciplining him, which was a real eye-opener. I'm not one to read all the parenting books written by so-called specialists, but this one is really informative, makes sense, and is easy to apply. My son was having some behavioral issues and this book helped me understand that his primary love language is "Quality Time;" something which he was lacking since my daughter was born.
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