Episode 338: 5 Love Languages for Families with Dr. Gary Chapman

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In this episode, Dr. Gary Chapman joins Sissy Goff and David Thomas to explore what kids need most right now: feeling deeply and consistently loved. Drawing from decades of counseling families and his work with the Five Love Languages, Dr. Chapman explains how children uniquely receive love, how parents can identify a child’s primary love language, and why behavior is often a signal that a child’s “love tank” is running low. The conversation offers practical, hope-filled guidance for adapting love languages as kids grow, navigating different personalities within one family, and building daily rhythms—like shared meals and one-on-one time—that foster connection, resilience, and lasting emotional security. Resources mentioned: The 5 Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman The 5 Love Languages of Children by Dr. Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers by Dr. Gary Chapman What’s your Love Language? free quiz . . . . . . Sign up to receive the⁠ bi-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Access Raising Boys and Girls courses here! Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠raisingboysandgirls.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Owen Learns He Has What it Takes: A Lesson in Resilience⁠ ⁠Lucy Learns to Be Brave: A Lesson in Courage⁠⁠ . . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. QUINCE: Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. BOLL & BRANCH: Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at Bollandbranch.com/rbg⁠. Exclusions apply. ATHLETIC GREENS: Go to DRINKAG1.com/RBG to get their best offer… For a limited time only, get a FREE AG1 duffel bag and FREE AG1 Welcome Kit with your first subscription order! Only while supplies last. COOK UNITY: Go to cookunity.com/RBG or enter code RBG before checkout to get 50% off your first order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.3	Hey friends. Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast. I'm Sissy Goff.
0:41.3	And I'm David Thomas, and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation.
0:46.3	Let's dive in.
0:52.3	Dr. Gary Chapman is the best-selling author, counselor, and speaker, who has spent more than four decades helping families thrive.
1:01.7	He's best known for the five love languages, a book that has sold over 20 million copies and transformed the way millions of couples, parents, and kids understand emotional connection.
1:13.0	Dr. Chapman's work focuses on practical, hope-filled tools that strengthen relationships
1:17.9	at every stage of life.
1:19.6	We are so honored to welcome Dr. Gary Chapman to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
1:25.8	Well, Dr. Chapman, it is an honor to spend time with you.
1:30.0	We have had so much respect and admiration for your work for so many years.
1:35.2	And it's a joy to get to spend time with you today in person.
1:38.3	And we love to begin by asking in all your years of working with kids, families, and research, what do
1:45.9	you believe kids need the most right now?
1:48.6	Well, they've got to have food and sleep, okay?
1:51.8	Yes.
1:52.8	Otherwise, they're not going to make it.
1:55.1	But I really feel like that meeting a child's emotional need for love is one of the most important things we
2:04.0	can do for that child because that impacts everything else about the child and all their
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