The Five Love Languages of Teenagers

By way of background, I'm not really a people person. It's not that I don't like people (well. . .) but that people skills don't come naturally. At all. Therefore, I read books like this one.

If you are familiar with the 5 Love Languages, you probably won't need to read this book in its entirety. Chapman does include lists of ways to express each of the love languages in teen friendly ways, making the last page of each chapter the most useful, and I will probably ask both boys to complete the quiz because I'm not confident in guessing their primary love languages. However, the real reason the book is earning a permanent spot on my shelf is for the two chapters on dealing with anger (in self as well as in teen). I found it far more show more helpful than anything I have heard or read regarding anger and will definitely be rereading those two chapters. show less

Some bits were interesting and relevant, but for the most part the author seems to be completely out of touch with both teens AND their parents. For example, suggesting that we read the lyrics of the music our kids listen to. It would have been fine if he'd stopped right there, but to go on to say there's no way parents would be able to understand the recorded version is absurd.

Rating: 3 of 5

Solid overview of the 5 Love Languages as they apply to teenagers. I would've liked to read more specific examples and longer lists of ideas. The profile at the end of the book was most helpful in confirming my teenager's primary and secondary languages.

Note: This was more religious than I was expecting but it wasn't a big deal to overlook the scripture and section about "God."

You will learn to speak your teenager's primary love language such as: Quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, physical touch, acts of service. Just like adults teens need to feel that they are loved. However communicating this truth to our kids can be a challenge.....

4 star rating by SSJP catechist

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Sohasem volt izgalmasabb és nehezebb feladat kamasznak lenni és kamaszt nevelni, mint napjainkban, a globális társadalom új távlatai és veszélyei közepette. A világ nagyot változott, de – minden látszat ellenére – továbbra is a szülők lehetnek a legnagyobb hatással kamasz gyermekeik életére. Ehhez pedig mindössze azt a szeretetnyelvet kell megtanulni, melyet a tinédzser legjobban megért. Gary Chapman könyve választ ad a legégetőbb kérdésekre, melyek a mai kamaszok szüleit foglalkoztatják. Ha betöltjük kamasz gyermekünk szeretet-szükségletét, mindennél nagyobb befolyással lehetünk az életére, és hatékonyan segíthetjük őt a „nehéz évek” átvészelésében.