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Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018

I sincerely wish I had bought and read this book at least three years ago. It was insightful, encouraging, and has helped me even though my teens are now 16 and 18. I gave them the love language test and was surprised as to what their love language is. Once I started loving them more that way, I could truly see a difference. I am a physical person but they both leaned toward verbal love so while it's not HARD it does take thought to make sure I'm speaking their love language. I had read the book for wives/husbands years ago and liked it; wish I had got this one sooner (and had read the one for children when they were young). I can't recommend this enough to friends/family!

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M. Horikoshi

This book does not recognize LGBTQ society.

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2020

Too religious, outdated, not including gender fluent teenagers. I'm not shy to say that I'm very much disappointed. I put the book down in the first chapter. The author is not including my daughters, and family like us. It seems like family like us is almost invisible and not worth mentioning. Heartbreaking.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2018

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C. L. Mastio-P

Highly recommend

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2020

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I have read the love languages for kids when my child was about 7 and I found it very helpful and gave me a very different perspective on handling issues that would come up. I purchased this book, more out of curiosity as I don’t have a difficult relationship with my teen but I found it very eye opening. It not only helped me realized things about my own childhood but also a better way to handle issues with my teen. I think this book is good for anyone who wants a closer relationship with their teen, anyone having trouble parenting their teen or anyone who simply wants to be the best parent they can be. This book could be the thing to change your perspective and your relationship with your teen. Don’t hope you and your child can have a good relationship when they are an adult. Be proactive and have one now so that when they do go off to college, they do want to come back home.

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Ana

It is helping me a lot.

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2017

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It is helping me a lot. I have been applying the suggestions Dr. Chapman gives on the book and works like a charm. It is also good to know that my daughter's behaviors are "normal" and learning how to deal with it has made my life much better.

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Stuart Knop

Great resource

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2020

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As a father of three children, I can attest to the challenges and rewards of parenting. My wife and I have a 14 year-old son and a soon-to-be 13-year old daughter. I appreciate Dr. Chapman's wisdom and timely advice from a leading expert in the field of relationships. Dr. Chapman's contemporary insights are relevant and effective. My wife and I have read and applied the 5 Love Languages in our marriage and with our children years ago, and now with our kids in Teen years are seeking additional help and guidance as we continue to guide and support each other. Thank you so much Dr. Chapman for your time, energy, and dedication!

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Mary Pat Reeves

Get this before your kids are teens!

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2020

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My kids are 20 & 21 and there isn't a version for young adults so I got this anyway. Wish I had it before my kids became teenagers--so much insightful info to help both parents & kids get thru those challenging years. Pairs very nicely with the Love and Logic program.

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Wayne Ruppert Jr

Very durable and rugged - in appearance and function.

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2020

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I carry two laptops and a lots of smaller gear in this backpack every day. Had it for almost a year. It's holding up perfectly. The only negative thing is that on of the little leather tabs that you tuck the end of the leather strap in broke the day I received it. I secured the strap tab with a piece of brown twine. Nobody is the wiser. Other than that the bag has held up perfectly every day for nearly a year. I'd recommend it to a friend.

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A Must Read!

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2020

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This is such an amazing resource to have. An easy read that packs a punch for sure. Even if your kids are not teens yet, you should get one. After reading it and putting it to practice it has been super helpful. Be open minded and genuine with your efforts and it will pay dividends for sure!

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Shoshana

This book will help you navigate the teen years and stay in touch with your kids as they grow into young adults

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2016

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I first read "The Five Love Languages" for adults and it opened my eyes to a new world. I discovered how the way I was showing love to my husband really wasn't communicating love to him very effectively because MY love language was different than HIS. Then we had a family and my three boys became teenagers and surprise surprise it was a challenge! A friend suggested this book and I immediately was drawn in by it because the concept is the same. How I was trying to communicate love to each one of my three teen and tween boys was not being received how I meant it because their love languages were different than mine. Aargh! That meant I actually had to spend the time learning their love languages and trying to understand them. This was a new idea for me, especially since by then I was a single mom and all I could think about was surviving day to day, not really trying to figure out how each teen boy thought, processed and communicated. Raising young kids I had found to be pretty easy. Teens were another ballgame altogether! Fortunately this book drew the idea of the teenage love languages together for me very easily, and at least helped put me on the right track. I started talking to each of my boys about how they thought and communicated, what they liked and didn't, and we even did the teen love language test together! They thought it was stupid, but we laughed about it and it was helpful! The five languages are, of course, the same as for adults: words of affirmation, physical touch, gifts, acts of service and quality time. I learnt that one of my sons absolutely did not like to be touched but valued when I did things for him (acts of service). I learnt that another really valued quality time even if we didn't talk much. A third needed words of affirmation and negative words tore him apart. Amazing - my languages are words of affirmation and gifts, so there was a lot of miscommunication going on! We started to establish some family rules, and, amazingly, things began to change.

I wrote in another review about teenage boundaries that my oldest two teenagers just left home this year. One started college last Fall and the other graduated HS this spring and started a full-time job for a year before he goes to college. They have grown into amazing young adults, and every time I see them they seem to be maturing more. Not everything I did was wrong - something was right, and we're STILL communicating, which is incredible and definitely thanks in part to this book! My youngest son, almost 16, is in full-blown teen years and I'm about to read this book again. Plus I now have two teenage stepdaughters and I've seen that there's a chapter here for blended families which is going to be absolutely invaluable.

In short, this is an incredible book and well worth the investment of time and money. Learning to communicate with your teens reaps rewards not only during the younger teenage years, but on through their young adulthood and I'm sure well into the future. In my opinion, it's fairly easy to raise young children, but teenagers are the greatest challenge ever presented to the modern parent given everything we and they face today. This book will help you navigate those years and help you stay in touch with the greatest gift you have been given - your kids!

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Davia

Great book for understanding teens! How they love and feel love! One of my FAVS!

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020

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One of the best books about understanding our precious teens and how they love and feel love. A great spin off on the 5 Love Languages. I love all Dr. Chapman’s writings. Amazingly insightful. 10/10!

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A. Bird

NOW I understand better!

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2021

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Geez ... sure wish this had been around when I was a teen. Would've understood myself better. Sure wish I'd had this when my daughter was growing up, there would've been less conflict. HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND. SERIOUSLY!

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