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S1: Doctor Gary Chapman with a love language minute.

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S2: Adolescence is the age of reason. Teenagers are beginning to

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S2: think logically. We say they're argumentative. Many parents have said

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S2: through the years, I think my teenager is going to

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S2: be an attorney. He is so good at arguments. In reality,

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S2: the teen is developing his mental skills. If parents don't

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S2: realize this, they can create an adversarial relationship where the

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S2: teen does not feel free to flex his intellectual muscles.

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S2: How do we create a positive atmosphere where we can

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S2: have meaningful dialogue with our budding philosopher? In one word, love.

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S2: When the teen feels loved, he still may not agree

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S2: with parents, but he will respect them and be influenced

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S2: by their opinions.

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S1: Doctor Gary Chapman is the author of The Five Love Languages.

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S1: For more, visit five Love languages.com.