The Five Love Languages of Teenagers - Softcover

Gary Chapman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1881273830 ISBN 13: 9781881273837

Publisher: Northfield Pub, 2000

Synopsis

Arguing that much teenage "misbehavior" stems from a lack of love, the best-selling author of The Five Love Languages challenges readers to learn the "love languages" of teens.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Learn to Speak Love in the Language Your Teenager Understands Best. Just like adults, teenagers desperately need to feel that they are loved. Yet communicating this truth to our kids can be challenging, since people naturally give and receive love in distinctand often conflictingways. The fact is, every parent and every teenager speaks one of five different love languages, explains Gary Chapman, Ph.D. However, serious conflicts arise when we find ourselves unaware of, or unprepared to speak, our teenagers particular love language. In The Five Love Languages of Teenagersyou will learn to speak your teenagers primary love language Quality Time

Words of Affirmation Gifts

Physical Touch Acts of Service Over the past decade, Dr. Chapmans best-selling book, The Five Love Languages, has helped to transform the emotional climate of hundreds of thousands of marriages, while The Five Love Languages of Children has taught more than 200,000 parents how to express love in the way their young kids are most likely to understand and receive. Now, this highly respected author and counselor offers a wealth of insights on the subject of expressing love to our teenagers and preparing them for their adult years. Discover powerful ways to nurture your teens inner spirit and learn how you can fill his or her love tank to overflowing in The Five Love Languages of Teenagers.

From the Back Cover:

More Than 250,000 Sold!   Are You Equipped to Love Your Teenage Effectively?   Never before has the task of parenting teenagers been more perplexing.  Despite the peer pressure that teenagers face, it is still parents who influence teens the most.  And the door to that influence is love.  Love is the most functional building block of parent-teen relationships.  According to Dr. Gary Chapman parents must learn to express their love in a language that makes sense to their teenager.  Some teens long for tender words; others desire a gentle touch, a thoughtful gift, a kind deed or quality time spent together.  Find out which one of these love languages you child speaks:   Quality Time Words of Affirmation Gifts Acts of Service Physical Touch   Through true stories from the counseling office of Gary Chapman, you will discover how the principles of the five love languages can really work in the lives of your teens and family.    Gary Chapman is the author of the best-selling Five Love Languages series and the director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc.  Gary travels the world presenting seminars, and his radio program airs on more than 100 stations.  For more information visit:  www.garychapman.org.   For free small group study guide, visit: www.fivelovelanguages.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Northfield Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1881273830
• ISBN 13: 9781881273837
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 259