Sheltering in place, quarantine, stay inside are the new overly used vocabulary terms these days. All these words allude to people spending more time thinking about, dealing with and trying to amend relationships; especially ones that are disconnected or broken. The term getting on eachother’s nerves describes the need for personal space and patience these days.
Surprisingly, our current climate can be a great opportunity to reflect and restore your relationship and the library has a variety of digital resources to explore understanding and healing in a relationship. Prior to viewing some of the tried and true titles listed below, check out this fun quiz online to help you navigate your love language.
- Take this quiz with your partner and determine how to best communicate with each other.
The five languages are Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time and Physical Touch. Each one is important and expresses love in it’s own way. Learning your partner's and your own primary love language will help create a stronger bond in your relationship.
When you complete the quiz, journey over to our ebook collection to check out Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages.
Other titles on this topic include:
- David Niven’s The 100 Secrets of Great Relationship’s. Advice based on a study of the lives and loves of 1000 average Americans.
- Adele Faber’s How to Talk to Kids so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk. Basically a toolkit for parents to help avoid kid drama and confrontation.
- Lastly, the author Wild, Cheryl Strayed’s Tiny Beautiful Things. A bit of humor and compassion even in the most difficult situations.
