Saturday, April 07, 2012

The 5 Love Languages of Children-book review and giveaway


To be their best, children need to feel loved. But if you and your child speak different love languages, your affection might get lost in translation, affecting the child’s attitude, behavior, and development. Dr. Gary Chapman’s groundbreaking Five Love Languages series has helped millions of couples communicate love more clearly, and Dr. Ross Campbell M.D. has applied the innovative system to children as well. The 5 Love Languages of Children gives practical suggestions for learning how your children interpret love and creating a sense of security in which they can thrive.


The 5 Love Languages of Children can be purchased at most book stores and online at Amazon by clicking here.



About The Authors


GARY CHAPMAN, PhD, is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages. With over 30 years of counseling experience, he has the uncanny ability to hold a mirror up to human behavior, showing readers not just where they go wrong, but also how to grow and move forward. Dr. Chapman holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, respectively, MRE and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has completed postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina and Duke University. For more information visit his website at www.5lovelanguages.com.


ROSS CAMPBELL, M.D., is the author of the bestselling book How to Really Love Your Child, which has sold more than one million copies. He has spent over 30 years as a clinical psychiatrist, concentrating on the parent-child relationship. Today he works with the Ministering to Ministers Foundation, serving individual ministers, their families, and church organizations. Dr. Campbell is the co-author of The Five Love Languages of Children and Parenting Your Adult Child and author of How to Really Love Your Teenager. Dr. Campbell resides in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.
My Opinion
Immediately, I realized that I wasn't meeting each of my children's individual love need. I thought my son's main love language was physical touch but it's also words of affirmation. This is so obvious in that he is always touching, always wrestling, and always in your personal space and now that I realize it he's also always asking if everything is ok, did he do this ok, am I all right and he is so happy after receiving positive words of affirmation from myself and my husband. After reading Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell's tips, I began to incorporate more touch into every moment that I was near my son and a lot more words of affirmation. Whenever he is near, my hand can be found on his head, his back, or engaging in learning manners such as shaking hands. I have learned to use touch in all of his learning activities and his acting out has gone down considerably as well as his verbal skills have soared.

My daughter was a little harder to discover but I quickly discovered that her love languages are acts of service and time. She wants to be with you yet she wants to do something with you. Playing games with her, baking with her, doing crafts with her, and even cleaning or doing laundry together are all reaching her needs.  She also loves to work on Punky Monkey Misisons projects together like crocheting, passing out Blessed to Bless bags to the needy and taking food to the homeless.

As a mom, I found that The 5 Love Languages of Children was one of the best books I could have read. I wish I would have had this as a new mom! Gary Champan and Ross Campbell use biblical principles, personal illustrations, and personal application to really open up your eyes to your child's needs. I highly recommend this book to any parent - new or old. It might just be the charge your family needs to go from average to exemplary. If every child had their love languages met just think of what a better place we would live in.



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31 comments:

Unknown said...

I love having dinner together as a family. And my favorite one on one time with my kids is when I give them piano lessons each week.

Amy said...

Jennifer,

Always looking for a better to reach my kids with love. This books sounds fantastic!

Amy

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Teresa Kirts said...

We have dinner together every night. Go to fun places and have playtime together.

Kristina Nunez said...

Playing outdoors

Kristina Nunez said...

playing outdoors

ani hearts japan said...

I love for my family to all help me cook and make dinner together. My kids love helping me cook.

We like to golf, go to the zoo, go on vacations, etc together too.

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Giant Sis said...

I like one-on-one time! It might be going for a bike ride together or doing a puzzle - some activity that we can talk and laugh while we do it!

Nancy said...

We do crafts together.

Nancy
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Kristen said...

We like playing games and cooking together. We also love eating dinner together every night.

Deanna said...

we like to go camping together
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Kristie said...

I like to spend time playing and reading with my family. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.

chazvgo said...

We love playing soccer in the backyard :)

awhartness said...

I love traveling with my family. The more the merrier, especially when we all go to the beach.

Michelle P. said...

I love playing pretend and playing "flute" duets with my 2.5 year old (she plays her green recorder "flute" and I play my "big silver mommy flute".

fancygrlnancy said...

we play games and read books
(Nancy Partin)

Anonymous said...

My children and I love to read together. My son and I like to do outdoors activities like riding scooters or playing at the park. My DD loves this as well and she and I also do "girly" stuff like nails and hair.

Unknown said...

we love to read together! heather.loftus@aol.com

one frugal lady said...

We love to go for bike rides to the park!
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anastaciagrace said...

My boys and I love to play outside.
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Bonita12 said...

We read together, cuddle a lot, and enjoy family trips together.
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Susan said...

We have set "Mommy & Me" activities like late night Fridays once a month at our local art museum. We look forward to these scheduled activities!

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corey1971 said...

Either playing games or cuddling reading. (Corey Olomon)(olomon@hotmail.com)

Anonymous said...

We spend time together by doing service activities and by going out and doing things.
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Debbie P said...

I love playing board games with my nephews. Thanks.

Kathleen Conner said...

I like to draw with my granddaughter
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Kelmomola said...

I love going on nature walks with my daughter

ShinyIndigo said...

My twin 4 yr olds are happiest when we all just snuggle together and have a nice chat together.

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