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seconds, saying, “Daddy, come to my room. I want to show
you now, Daddy. I want to show you now.”
His father replies, “Just a minute, son. Let me finish
reading.”
Patrick’s mother calls him, and he dashes off. His
mother tells him that his father is tired and please let him
read the paper for a few minutes. Patrick says, “But,
Mommy, I want to show him what I made.”
“I know,” says his mother, “but let Dad read for a few
minutes.”
Sixty seconds later, Patrick is back to his father and
instead of saying anything, he jumps into his father’s paper,
laughing. His father says, “What are you doing, Patrick?”
Patrick says, “I want you to come to my room, Daddy. I
want to show you what I made.”
What is Patrick requesting? “Quality Time.” He wants
his father’s undivided attention, and he won’t stop until he
gets it, even if he must create a scene.

If your child is often making presents for you, wrapping
them up and giving them to you with a special glee in his or
her eye, your child’s primary love language is probably
“Receiving Gifts.” He gives to you because he desires to
receive. If you observe your son or daughter always trying to
help a younger brother or sister, it probably means that his
or her primary love language is “Acts of Service.” If he or