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Review & Giveaway–The Five Love Languages of Children
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The Five Love Languages of Children
By Gary Chapman, PhD, and Ross Campbell, MD
About the Book:
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.
Brenda Says:
Raising children is a difficult job. But when you can speak to their individual love language, it just makes the job a little bit easier. Knowing and recognizing the way they give and receive love can help you to understand your child. It will help you to fortify and grow your personal relationship with them.
I really enjoyed this book and learning which love language my own son understands best. His language is that of affirmation. This means that he likes for others to use words to tell him that he is special and he does a good job. I kind of guessed this already, but it is nice to know I am speaking his language.
The other love languages are the following:
Physical Touch–These people like to receive hugs, kisses, and high fives.
Gifts–These people feel good when someone gives them a special present or surprise.
Acts of Service–These people like it when others do nice things for them such as helping with chores, helping with school projects, or driving them places.
Quality Time–These people like it when others do things with them like watch a movie, go out to eat, or play a game.
Here is a little game that is included in the book to help your child determine their love language. Just have them choose the letter of the comment they like best and wish that their mom or dad would say to them. (There are no wrong answers.) When they are done, have them count how many A’s, B’s, C’s, D’s, and E’s that they chose. Then reference the chart at the end to discover their love language!
1. A–Give me a hug!
B–You are terrific!
2. C–I’ve got a special birthday present for you!
D–I’ll help you with your project.
3. E–Let’s go to a movie.
A–Give me a high five!
4. B–You are so smart!
C–Have you made your Christmas list?
5. D–Would you help me cook dinner?
E–I like going to fun places with you!
6. A–Give me a kiss!
B–You are #1!
7. C–I’ve got a surprise for you.
D–We can make something really cool.
8. E–Let’s Watch TV together!
A–Tag, you’re it!
9. B–You did a great job!
C–You’ve earned a special surprise!
10. D–You can invite your friends.
E–Let’s go to your favorite restaurant.
11. A–I’m going to give you a big hug!
B–You are an awesome kid!
12. C–I made your favorite food.
D–I checked your homework, and it looks great!
13. E–You are fun to hang out with!
A–I’ll race you!
14. B–Wow! You did it!
C–Check under your bed for a special present!
15. D–I cleaned up your room for you.
E–Let’s play a game together.
16. A–Would you like for me to scratch your back?
B–You can do it! Don’t give up!
17. C–What would you like for your birthday?
D–We can pick up your friend on the way to the movie.
18. E–I always like doing stuff with you.
A–You are so huggable!
19. B–How did you know how to do that? You are brilliant!
C–I can’t wait to give you your present!
20. D–Don’t worry! I’ll pick you up on time!
E. Let’s spend the day doing whatever you want to do!
Count up how many of each letter you have and find which one you have the most. Then look below for which love language you speak:
A’s–A’s stand for physical touch.
B’s–B’s stand for words of affirmation.
C’s–C’s stand for gifts.
D’s–D’s stand for acts of service.
E’s–E’s stand for quality time.
Now before you think you don’t need the book, you do! The book covers each love language in depth to help you understand it and how to relate to the language your child speaks.
Here is the good news! You can win a copy of this awesome book! Just follow the directions below and you will be entered to win!
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Review & Giveaway-A Perfect Pet for Peyton
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A Perfect Pet for Peyton
By Rick Osborne & Gary Chapman
About the Book:
This wonderfully imaginative children’s hardcover book by bestselling authors Gary Chapman and Rick Osborne, featuring four-color illustrations (with hidden details!) by Wilson Williams, Jr., will help children learn the importance of love. Based on Gary’s highly successful The 5 Love Languages®, A Perfect Pet for Peyton tells an entertaining and playful story of five children who each, with the help of Mr. Chapman and the unique pets at his special emporium, discover their own personal love language. Children and parents alike will experience firsthand the power of the love languages as they cuddle up and spend precious time together reading this book over and over again.*Free interactive app with in-book experience COMING SOON to the Apple App Store.
Brenda Says:
I absolutely LOVE this book! It is just the cutest book I have seen in awhile. I love the colorful illustrations and how the book is so interactive. There is something to do on every page, besides just reading the cute story. If your kids enjoy seek and find activities, they will love this book. This will be a book we will treasure for many years to come and will be proud to have it on and off of our bookshelf. I know it will be off of our bookshelf often because someone will be busy reading it!
Now here is the good news! You can win one of these adorable books for your home! Just follow the instructions below and you are entered to win.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or
services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it
on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally
and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance
with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the
Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
The Woodcarver-Review & Giveaway
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Available from Christian Cinema
Matthew Stevenson is a troubled kid from a broken home. When he vandalizes the local church to get back at his parents, Matthew has to repair the damage to the church to avoid criminal charges. While working at the church, he meets Ernest (John Ratzenberger), an accomplished wood carver who created the intricate woodwork decoration that Matthew destroyed. Ernest has become something of a hermit, but reluctantly comes out of reclusion to help repair the church. Now Ernest and Matthew must work together to preserve the church’s beautiful antiquity, and along the way, they also manage to restore their faith in God and in life.
Brenda Says:
We loved this movie! It was a wonderful reminder to look at what Jesus would do and then do that. The movie deals with some tough issues such as divorce, rebellious teens, greed and being accountable for our actions. Through the gentle leading of a woodcarver, the family learns to put into action the principle of asking themselves what Jesus would do in that situation before they act. This was a feel good movie that really helps you to remember what and who should be on our minds to guide all our personal life decisions and actions.
If you would love to own a copy of this movie for your home, (and I can’t imagine you wouldn’t!), then just follow the directions below to enter for your chance to win a copy.
