The past few blog posts have been a series about giving the gift of connecting they have featured 7 Tips to Connecting.  You can easily go back to these posts and read the seven tips below:

The Gift of Connecting

Intro to 7 Tips for Connecting

Tip 1 – Potty Talk

Tip 2 – Bedtime Chats

Tip 3- Grocery Store Runs

Tip 4 – Godly Gossip

Tip 5 – Girl’s Nights

Tip 6 – Table Talk

Tip 7 – Technology Talk

Hope you enjoyed this series and will pass it on to a friend.

Saying “I love you”, it is something we can not do too often. Even when your children grow to become teenagers and may not seem to care whether you say “hello” or not, much less “I love you” it is still of utmost importance that you show your love to them and for them.

You may have heard of the book, “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman. This book lays out for you that there are five different ways in which people want to be shown love. It is assumed that every person holds one of these love languages as “preferred”, however, why not use these “love languages” as different ways to show your love for them, or if you know your child’s love language you could certainly show them your love through acts that are significant to that language.

The five love languages include:

• words of affirmation
• quality time
• receiving gifts
• acts of service
• and physical touch.

Everyone wants to feel loved. Showing our love for others doesn’t have to be extravagant. A simple, “I am proud of you” goes a long way for someone whose love language is “words of affirmation”. An afternoon spent chatting over ice cream is huge for someone whose love language is “quality time”. A small trinket is a “big deal” for someone whose love language is “receiving gifts”. Cleaning ones room is a wonderful way to show someone whose love language is “acts of service” that you care. While a big hug after a long day at school makes someone whose love language is “physical touch” feel super special.

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