ABSTRACT
Chapman and Campbell have identified five main love languages namely, physical touch, words of affirmation, acts of service, quality time and gifts and they propose that everyone has a preferred way of loving and feeling loved, and their own love languages. This chapter explores each of these languages in turn and considers how one can use this approach within early childhood settings to support children. Words are really important to us and this love language is fluid throughout our practice, providing positive affirmation to our children throughout the day and as they go about their play and learning. Spending quality time with the children is something that is incredibly important to us and we feel really blessed to experience. Children often express love in the way in which they most want to receive, so observing how they express their love to their parents or to other people can give us a clue as to their primary love language.
