Your Support Language

Lesson Objectives

We will be able to compare and contrast support languages. 

We will be able to identify our preferred support languages and analyze how they impact others. 

Why is it important to understand our preferred support language?

Understanding how we like to give and receive support is important for building strong relationships with others. It can also save us time and energy if we know we like to be supported and how others prefer to receive support.

Your Support Language…

• If you chose mostly A’s, your support language is Receiving Gifts.

• If you chose mostly Bs, your support language is
  Acts of Service.

• If you chose mostly Cs, your support language is Quality Time.

• If you chose mostly Ds, your support language is Physical Touch.

• If you chose mostly Es, your support language is Words of Affirmation.

Multiple Select

Which of the following is your Support Language based on how you responded to the questions?

• Receiving Gifts

• Acts of Service

• Quality Time

• Physical Touch

• Words of Affirmation

Multiple Select

Do you agree with the Support Language you have?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

Which of the following do you think would be another Support Language you may have?

• Receiving Gifts

• Acts of Service

• Quality Time

• Physical Touch

• Words of Affirmation

Open Ended

Respond to the following to the best of your ability.

1)Has there been a time someone has shared this support with you?

2)Is this also the language you use to show others that you care for or appreciate them?

Open Ended

Based on the Support Langauge you received, what would be an example of it?

Ex: Quality Time: scheduluing a time to video chat together over the weekend.

Open Ended

Respond to the following questions to the best of your ability:

1) Which support language do you feel that you use to show support for others?

2) Do any of these support languages ever fee like a challenge?

3) How could you tell someone what your support language is?