“Love Languages,” Adoption, and the Anger Connection

In our recent blog post we discussed The 5 Love Languages of Children, by Chapman & Campbell and learned the benefits of using a child’s primary Love Language because it provides a direct way to connect with them. The 5 Love Languages of Children asserts that once...
Love Is a Gift

Love Is a Gift

Love takes only four letters to spell. Yet… Love is far more than just a simple word. As a lived reality, however, love is exceedingly complex. In the context of family, love has many incarnations. Some examples include the love of a spouse for their partner, a...

The Power of Saying, “I Love You.”

Everyone knows that children feel BIG emotions: anger swirls into fury, disappointment collapses into despair, happiness erupts into delight. They wear their emotions on their shirtsleeves where everyone can easily read them. One might easily dismiss their feelings as...