Doing kind actions is one of the five love languages.
• see the regular kind actions you do on their behalf as a way of showing them your love
• look for opportunities to do something extra for them
• be careful not to rescue them otherwise they won't learn from their mistakes
• give teenagers increasing responsibility
o don't do everything for them
• remind them to express gratitude for what we or others do for them
Question: How could the list of ranked love languages you made yesterday be helpful in your parenting this week?
We need to express love to our child(ren) in all five ways
some expressions of love/love languages will be more important to them than others
as our children grow older we need to try to recognize their primary and secondary ways of feeling loved
pay particular attention to using their principal love languages
Which expressions of love do you think make the most difference to your children? Which of the five do you find most difficult to give? What would help you show love in this way?
