The Family Puzzle... Putting the Pieces Together
Session 2 - Encouragement - The Key to Your Child's Self-Image
In "The Five Love Languages", Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell write about the following “love languages”. It’s important to know that we tend to show love to others in the same way that we want to feel loved in return. The problem is, they may not feel loved in the same way that you do. As a result, you feel that you’re loving your child or partner and they may never get it! For example, you may like to be touched, but your child may prefer quality time. Here are the five “love languages":
- Quality time – This doesn’t have to mean large amounts of time. It could mean a bike ride, a walk in the neighborhood, or just snuggle time. The important thing here is that your child or spouse spends time alone with you, without distractions.
- Gifts – Most children are happy with small gifts that say, “I have been thinking about you.”
- Words of affirmation – Some children like to hear a lot of things from the “Ways To Say ‘Good For You!’” list.
- Acts of service – This includes small acts of service: bringing your child a glass of water at night, tying an occasional shoelace, doing one of their chores when they just don’t feel like doing it.
- Touch – Each child has their own special way he or she likes to be touched. Some like their hair stroked, some like foot rubs and others like their back scratched. There are also some children who do not liked to be touched at all.
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