Gary Chapman - A Teens Guide to the 5 Love Languages: How to Understand Yourself and Improve All Your Relationships

A Teens Guide to the 5 Love Languages is brilliantly written, easy to comprehend, and simple to apply to your relationships.

ZACK, 16

Understanding how to give and receive love well is foundational for healthy relationships. I would have greatly appreciated a book like this when I was a teenager. Even now as I am in my twenties, I found this book to be very helpful and I can only imagine the positive effect it would have had on my relationships in my teenage years. Gary Chapmans insights address the need in all of us to feel known and connected. His writing is also very practical and relevant to teens.

KATHRYN, 23

This book gave me a better understanding of my relationships. Ive already used it to become closer with one of my friends who, because of this book, is now my best friend.

MELANIA, 16

This was an easy-to-read book that helped me understand what my love language is and how to better love others by understanding theirs.

LUKE, 13

As a teacher I am excited to use this text in my classroom to help teach our Relationship Unit. I strongly believe that this is going to make such an impact on my students lives. This is something they can start applying from day one that will last a lifetime!

MARY, 27

This book really clarified not only my own personality, but also that of my siblings and friends. I found super practical ways to love those around me!

REBEKAH, 17

I give this book a five-star review! It is incredibly helpful! After learning my love language and those of my parents, we knew how to show love to each other better and show that we care more. This book gives great details explaining each of the love languages with descriptive examples and stories that are incredibly relatable to any teenager. I would recommend this book to anyone that is seeking to be a better friend, daughter, son, sibling, or student.

HANNAH, 15

A Teens Guide to the 5 Love Languages was excellently done. I learned not only about my friends and family, but also about myself. I loved the way it was written. It was a quick, easy, and informative read.

MYKALA, 18

2016
by GARY CHAPMAN

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Edited by Pam Pugh
Interior and Cover Design: Erik M. Peterson
Illustrations: 2016 by Paul Crouse

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Chapman, Gary D., author. | Drygas, Paige, author.

Title: A teens guide to the 5 love languages : how to understand yourself and improve all your relationships / Gary Chapman, with Paige Haley Drygas.

Other titles: Teens guide to the five love languages

Description: Chicago, IL : Northfield Publishing, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015043141 | ISBN 9780802414359

Subjects: LCSH: Interpersonal communication in adolescence--Juvenile literature. | Interpersonal relations in adolescence--Juvenile literature. | Interpersonal communication--Religious aspects--Christianity--Juvenile literature. | Interpersonal relations--Religious aspects--Christianity--Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC BF724.3.I55 .C43 2016 | DDC 155.5/19--dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015043141

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Dedicated to all teenagers who want to invest their lives in making the world a better place

T he book youre holding in your hands might be one of the simplest, most commonsense, profound, life-transforming books youve ever held.

Thats whats amazing about The5Love Languages. When you read it, youll nod and think, Yes, that makes total sense. Why didnt I think of that before? And youll discover, as millions of other readers have before you, that this simple concept can transform your relationships.

Think about that in fast-forward through your life. By learning the 5LL now, over time youll have

tighter bonds with your friends;

better communication with your parents;

closer relationships with your siblings;

dating relationships with less drama and awkwardness;

a healthier marriage someday;

a clearer understanding of interpersonal dynamics and human motivation.

And youll save yourself loads of conflict, dysfunction, grief, and stress.

At the heart of the 5LL concept is this idea: All of us want to be known and loved. Thats universal. However, how we want to be loved is unique to each of us.

So like all the best inventions on the planetpepperoni pizza, the iPhone, Frappuccinos, and Instagram5LL is intuitive. Clear. Life altering. Ready to read on?

Paige Haley Drygas

D rew and Emily seem really happy together, but will they last? Its too soon to tell. For their ten-month anniversary, Emily wrote a list of the top ten things she loves about Drew. She created a mini-book filled with thoughtful words and ideas. Em worked really hard on the project.

For Emily, Drew gave her ten little gifts that tied to ten of their most memorable dates from their months together, like a Braves pennant, a set of ceramic chopsticks, specialty trampoline socks, and pepper spray for hiking. Drew put a lot of thought into those ten gifts.

And they both felt disappointed.

Do you spot the disconnect? Emilys drawn to Words, so she expressed her love for Drew with words. Gifts mean a lot to Drew, so he expressed his love for Emily with gifts. They both wanted to please the other, but they werent speaking each others languages. They invested a lot of effort, but effort alone doesnt make someone feel loved.

Its time for Drew and Emily to learn another language.

Are you studying a foreign language? Maybe youre in the throes of conjugating French verbs or memorizing Latin roots or practicing your Spanish phrases. The really ambitious students tackle multiple foreign languages and throw a non-Romance language, like Mandarin Chinese, into the mix.

Studying a foreign language can be grueling, but imagine if youd simply grown up in a bilingual home. (Maybe you did, lucky you.) Speaking two languages would seem as natural as breathing. Or rather than starting with a Spanish textbook in high school, imagine if youd started in a Spanish immersion program in kindergarten, with a teacher chatting to you in Spanish for thirty minutes a day. Like a sponge, youd absorb the language; youd become fluent.