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After taking the love language quiz, it revealed to me that my love language is quality time. I knew that already from previous little love language quizzes I've taken with partners out of jokes and curiosity. My love language has always been the same so far, I just believe that spending time with your loved ones is great and nothing else matters materialistically other than spending time with one another. In my house hold that was the long language and always has been. Don't get me wrong we all love a gift and a random act of service from time to time too but in my household, there's nothing like just spending time with one another. We're always hanging out and going places even if it's to go somewhere down the street or even just sit in complete silence, quality time is the love language. For parenting yes, I do believe love languages are important. Your children will pick up on how you and partner express your love for each other through those love languages. Therefore I believe it is important.

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After taking the love language quiz, it revealed my love language is acts of service. I have not taken this quiz before, but I have read about and looked into different love languages before. My boyfriend and I thought it was important to have this conversation together to know how and when we each feel most loved. It is something that really has helped us learn more about each other. I was not at all surprised that I received "acts of service", because that is truly what I love most. Although, I do think it can be a mixture of quality time and words of affirmation too. I feel so special when people take time of their lives to do an act of service that they aren't required to do but do it anyway. Whether it is running an errand for me, planning a date, taking care of chores, or bringing me something special, all sorts of those actions really make me feel appreciated. Since I know how it makes me feel, I also try to do acts of service for those around me. I consider we all live busy lives at the end of the day, that even a small gesture of service could really turn anyone's life around and make them feel good. I don't think that I was that aware of my love language while being with my parents, but looking back at it, I do think my mother created that sense of acts of service when I was a child which could be where I got it from. She would always do things for me that made me feel appreciated, such as cook my favorite meal or help me when I needed it. Reflecting on this, it does make believe that love languages are an important key to parenting as it constructs a child's life. It supports the child-parent relationship along with creating a healthy well-being environment for them.

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Although I have not taken this specific quiz before, I have explored the idea of love languages. The quiz picked out “acts of service” as my preferred love language, and I think that is accurate.

My husband and I joke that sometimes we are far too practical. We both prioritize the daily, functional needs of our family and relationship than other aspects of relationships. I find it much more meaningful when my husband changes my car’s oil than when he holds my hand. Actions speak much louder than words. When I was younger, I appreciated gifts as a love language and, honestly speaking, I liked physical touch much more than I do now.

I grew up in time without “love language” being part of the general syntax. No one in my family was particularly fond or demonstrative with physical touch.

Understanding the best ways that children interpret love and affection can be integral to making them feel seen and important. For example, my oldest daughter moved to college this year. The first time I visited, she talked about craving a hug. She felt like we, her family, knew what she needed while her new friends didn’t. To emotionally mature, children need to feel that they are loved. In order to pass love and connection on to the next generation, they need to be shown love to learn to love others.

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My love language was determined to be Quality Time. I have never taken this quiz before however I feel that it fits me. I have never been the type to enjoy big gifts but it is the small things that matter the most. The older I get the more I appreciate life and the time I have with my children and family. Time goes by fast so taking the time for family nights with movies and popcorn, or taking a short trip, putting the phone, or even family game night, always means a lot. Having conversations at the dinner table not only brings communication but also gives everyone undivided attention. I have noticed that with my children, it does not take much, even 10 minutes can make such a big difference in their day. I think it is important to know your love language and that of your children and partner to help one understand how you and they best revive love. This can bring more fulfilling relationships. This can also help with reducing misunderstandings. This can ultimately lead to understanding each other as individuals.

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My love language quiz revealed I appreciate words of affirmation the most. Before taking this quiz, I was aware of this preference due my experiences in real life situations and previous love language quizzes. In romantic relationships, I feel most at loved and at peace when I receive words of affirmation. Reflecting on my past, I believe words of affirmation have always been my love language, even as a child. Growing up, I felt the most loved when my parents would say, "I am proud of you". On the flip side, I would always notice and internalize when I did not hear that praise. My parents were more of a quality time type of folk. This would include lots of "family time" where we would play games, travel, and hangout as a family. Sometimes I would even have to skip on hanging out with my friends because my parents would have a required family time. Although I appreciate the effort looking back, at the time it caused me to be frustrated at them. While they amplified quality time, I feel that other love languages were less common such as words of affirmation or acts of service.

I believe learning about the different love languages and implementing it in parenting is very important as children, like adults, feel love in different ways. When a parent is aware of a child's love language, I believe a stronger emotional bond can be built in a healthy way. Of course there should be a balance, but being aware of preference is a great tool as a parent raising a child.

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My love language was Words of Affirmation, but if I am being honest I think that quiz was annoyed with me because I kept bouncing between acts of service and words of affirmation choices. I think I am a 50/50 affirmation and acts of service person. I love that my husband does things for me without me asking and they make me feel loved and appreciated. I also love hearing that I am loved and appreciated as I am constantly asking him if he still loves me much to his annoyance. My husband knows about love languages, but honestly I don't think he thinks about it too much. He kind of just does the thing that feels natural to him and I am okay with that. He is big on the acts of service part but not so much the words of affirmation but when he does give them, they are wonderful. I learned a lot about love languages from my son's counselor actually. I give love through acts of service. I always just understood that if I did things for him he would understand that I love and care for him. While in counseling my son shared that he doesn't think I do anything for him out of love, but it is my job as a parent to do the things I was doing and it had nothing to do with love. I had to learn how to tell my son frequently that he was loved because that is what he needed from me. They are super important to parenting and I learned how fragile my relationship was with my son and thankfully through counseling we were able to work through that.

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My primary love language is Acts of Service. I took this quiz a few years ago and was under the impression that my love language would be different this time. I remember having this love language conversation with a friend and the reasoning behind our scores. I believe my primary love language is acts of service because in most friendships and relationships I've shown acts of service and hardly ever received it in return.  I think down inside I was yearning to have a love that was reciprocated outside of my family. I would say my love language is the same as it was when I was a child because I always wanted to see my loved ones happy. I would help around the house without being told because I knew that would make my parents happy, to start a task around the house without being told. I would also make sure my older brother was doing his homework and trying to do my little sister’s hair so my mom wouldn’t have to, even though I had no idea how to do hair. My love language was known and appreciated in my house because I’d always go the extra mile to help one of my family members. I’ve always been very giving and showing others I care about them.

Love languages are important for parenting because the first people children will ever love are their parents. Parents showing compassion, support, and healthy love to their children will boost a child’s confidence to thrive throughout life and to become a functioning adult in society.

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What is your love language? My love language is words of affirmation. I have taken this quiz before. My love language has stayed the same. I have always really been more excited to hear what I have done well, or what someone appreciates about me. As I always say, "flattery gets you everywhere". I am not sure if my love language was known in my household but I did always receive words of affirmation by my family and loved ones. Understanding love languages are important for parenting because you can connect with your children in a way that means the most to them. If someone is neglecting to show you affection through your love language you may feel neglected, or unseen. I would hope that as a parent, I would seek to understand and identify my children's language of love so that I could ensure I am connecting and communicating in a way that is facilitates a heathy and nurturing relationship.

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After I took the love language quiz it said that my love language is Words of Affirmation. I have never taken this quiz before. I really do believe those result are true, that is how I have always been. I have never been a girl who wants or expects gifts. Instead, I am someone who wants to be told things like "I am proud of you," "I love you," "You can do this," "You have worked hard for this," etc. Hearing positive compliments or even things like "I love you" mean more to me than any material item could because those words are there in my heart and my mind and they stick with me and help push me forward every day. So, my love language hasn't changed as I have gotten older because words have always meant a lot to me but as I have gotten older, they have become more powerful to me. My husband knows my love language and knows that sometimes I just need to hear certain things like "take a deep breath," "It's all going to be okay," "you're doing a great job," or again "I love you." He knows I would rather hear him support me in words then spend money on gifts. We do the same things with our children we tell them "I love you" numerous times a day. Before I leave for work each morning, I always tell them both to have an excellent day. Words again that wills stick with them through their day.

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According to this quiz my love language is words of affirmation. I have taken a similar quiz before and received acts of service as my love language. I believe that I align more with acts of service but I also do crave words of affirmation from loved ones. I feel like everyones love language changes as they age. When we are young, our joy is based off of material items like presents and as we age we realize the value of quality time and affection. I definitely feel like when I was younger gifts were a big part of my love language because as kids people you love often give you gifts for occasions. However, now I would much rather someone show me affection or do something I enjoy with or for me. I feel that my love language is known and appreciated in my household. Each of my parents also had similar love languages so I think that since others in the household had the same feelings, it was more likely to be reciprocated. I believe that love languages are an important part of parenting because your children often tend to look up to you and repeat what they see so if they see their parents giving words of affirmation or helping others when not asked they are more likely to reciprocate those behaviors in their own lives.

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My love language is Acts of Service. I have taken this quiz before, and it has changed a few times. I think when I was youngest, Gifts were my love language, then later on, Touch was. However, I wonder if I have always viewed Acts of Service highly, but never had a complicated enough relationship to notice it was important to me until I grew older. In my family, serving others was prioritized. My brother and I were raised to search for ways to help others and work hard. My father's love language is also Acts of Service, so I grew up receiving/giving that communication every day. It makes sense that we share a love language seeing as how similar we are in other areas.

I believe understanding love languages is important for parenting because of the variety in people's personalities. Parents need to be able to analyze what things affect their children the most so that they can support them best. My husband suffered as a child because his mother did not recognize that he needed words of affirmation. She assumed her love language of AOS (same as mine) was good enough for him, but he was different than her. It is important for parents to understand different actions mean different things to different people, even among families.

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After taking the quiz, I have found that my love language is words of affirmation. I have never taken this quiz before and although I believe that this is accurate, I think that my love language could also be quality time or acts of service. I feel that my love language used to be quality time, and has slightly changed as I've gotten older. When I was younger I cherished the time spent with my family, and it is something that I still treasure. I would say my love language was known and appreciated in my household. My mom would always create activities for my sister and I to do so we had quality time growing up. It is incredibly important for parents to be able to understand their child's love language. When there is an understanding in place, this builds a deeper connection between the parent and child. It creates the child to feel better about themselves when they see their parent respect their love language. Children tend to feel more secure when their love language is being met. This sense of security is important.

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My love language was acts of service. In the past, I've been told my love language was quality time. I think that the change from this is that I receive quality time with my partner often, and acts of service are somewhat of "extras" now. However, this does not surprise me. It isn't that I love getting gifts, because I really don't. To me, when someone does something for me, or tells me that they thought of me randomly it melts my heart. It just makes me feel good to have been thought of during someones day to day life. It takes a lot to not only realize someone is overwhelmed, but to help them lessen their load is so meaningful. I think love languages are important in parenting because this is something that can really help your child mentally. Wether it is affirmation, quality time, physical touch, receiving gifts or acts of service, you can show your child you care.

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My love language is quality time. I've taken this quiz before, so this is not the first time I've been exposed to love languages. I also love physical touch and quality time. My parents have always accepted my love language. Love languages are so crucial for both parenting and relationships. Understanding your partner or child's love language is essential, and it's okay if they differ. For example, if you, as a parent, have a love language that is gift-giving but your child's love language is touch, you should build that connection with your child to know their love language and honor it. Respecting each other's boundaries (love languages) provides a healthy environment between parent and child. If that's not being respected, that can cause tension, and you could be inversely teaching your child to force themselves to be in an uncomfortable situation.

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This was my first exposure to the love language quiz, so I have no basis for comparison. Based on my responses to Chapman’s quiz, I lean toward a need for affirmation. That does not at all surprise me since my childhood was more like the video “The Single Most Important Parent Strategy,” where after an unpleasant encounter, the child went to his room and self-blamed. I grew up in the era of strict and authoritarian parenting, not today’s more democratic style.

After 27 years, my spouse knows me well and knows that words of encouragement have more significant meaning than material things. As retirees, we spend plenty of quality time together. Neither of us are touchy, feely people, and material things have little value, whether given for sentiment or not. We both appreciate acts of service, and we fill that need without thought. Our primary love languages are different, but our relationship is healthy.

If a parent understands a child’s love language, it helps with connection. For instance, when a child with an affirmation love language hears things such as “Great job” or “I’m super proud of you,” it can help with self-esteem and provide a sense of security. Being present and engaged (quality time) with your child conveys that they are important. Displaying these and other love language ideals leads to healthier attachment and child development.

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My love language is Quality Time. Which I felt this was accurate as this was what came to my mind before even starting the test. I know my love language for sure as a parent is quality time. We do simple things like bringing a mattress out into the living room, cuddle up put on a movie pop popcorn and order pizza. My boys love this more than anything else we do! I praise them constantly for the work that they do, show up to support them in all they do and am their biggest cheerleader. My boys will randomly come up to me to give me a hug or just to tell me they love me, as I do the same with them. We would rather go some where in nature spending time together, disconnecting from the world so we can have deeper conversations rather then spending money going fancy places and playing video games. My last relationship was on and off for 14 years, the best thing i received from that was my two boys. I do recall often express to that partner i just needed his time, his attention, to just be there beside me to make me feel wanted. It was never about a fancy trip or a big ring. it was about cuddling up beside me when i needed to just decompress or to be comforted. I did not receive this. When looking into my next relationship i do wish to find someone to match my energy with wanting quality time and to know how much something so simple has the biggest impact.

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My love language is quality time. I have always been words of affirmation but taking this quiz today, I wasn't surprised that it has changed. Although both words of affirmation and quality time are quite equally balanced. As I am getting older, I am understanding a deeper meaning of connection and spending time with your loved ones. I think my job has influenced me in the way I see things. From having to take care of others and being emotionally and physically present has shown me to find a greater appreciation for life and cherish each moment while creating lasting memories. My husband's love language is words of affirmation and since mine used to be, we recognize and show respect towards the way we speak to each other. I can proudly say, communication is out strongest attributes and we find a great balance and appreciation for our love language in our household. I believe love language is very important in parenting. Understanding the way our children respond to certain emotions and being able to tailor our approach to meet their communication preference. It teaches me patience yet allows me to value their opinion. Nurturing my children's love language and accepting their love language, I can support them in ways that works for them. I have always said to my family, friends, peers, colleagues, we need to tailor our approach to meet each individual's unique personality and learning preferences if you want to build a stronger and more intimate connection. I foster this approach at home with my children. I embrace them shining their own personalities and remind them to be accepting of others, to validate and respect others opinions as we have done for them. Love language can teach us to be supportive and sensitive to each individual's values.