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How do you make a family member or co-worker feel valued and encouraged?
Teach your child these five languages, and they’ll go far in life and in relationships.
parent to parent
According to the book by Gary Chapman,
“The 5 Love Languages,” different people feel loved
in different ways. You may verbally praise someone, but they don’t feel very valued. It could be
that you need to speak their specific “love
language.” Here is a quick rundown of Chapman’s
five ways to communicate value, encouragement
and love to others.
Quality Time
Spending time with the person
working on a project (changing
a tire, homework, etc.) or just
taking time to grab a quick lunch.
Words of
Affirmation
Literally giving someone
praise, telling others in
front of them specific things
they are good at and how
you value them.
Acts of Service
Washing their car, making dinner
or doing an errand for them.
Giving Gifts
Wrapping a note on one of
their favorite candy bars or other
small tokens of appreciation.
Physical Touch
A hug or a pat on the back.
How Do You Love?
The best way to determine someone’s love language is to ask them questions like,
“How do you know that your parents love you? How do they show it?” You can
also often tell by looking at the way they show others love.
Learning to recognize how to show others you love and value them and sharing
this knowledge with your teen will ensure you enjoy a more successful parentchild relationship and lead to more successful relationships for you both with
other family members, neighbors, friends and co-workers.
Take our Love Languages Quiz at www.potentialmagazine.com.
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A Bad Translation:
If your love language is Acts of Service,
you tend to show others that you love
them by working yourself to death.
However, if your daughter’s love language is Words of Affirmation, she won’t
feel loved by all the projects; she’ll just
wonder why you work all the time and
don’t have time to talk to her.
www.potentialmagazine.com