Quotes from Kevin Leman

The only way we can ever teach a child to say "I'm sorry" is for him to hear it from our lips first.

Life is a pressure cooker and whether you remain serene or become stressed-out depends on how you handle that pressure.

I believe the time we really look big in a child's eyes is when we go to them and apologize for our mistakes and we say, 'I was wrong. Will you forgive me?'

I believe that love takes time. I believe there is such a thing as infatuation at first sight, but not love at first sight.

The only way we can ever teach a child to say "I'm sorry" is for him to hear it from our lips first.

There is no way that you can change anyone else's behavior. You can only change your own and when you make a genuine effort to do that, the strangest thing happens. It allows the other people in your life to make the behavior changes you've been hoping for.

5 Tips to Keep Your Sails out of Your Teenager's Wind Don't take things personally. Stay calm. Listen, but don't fight your teenager's battles. Offer helpful suggestions only when asked. Don't tell your teenager what to do.

How to Get Your Teenager Talking Shut up. Don't ask, "How was your day?" Say calmly in response to a shocking statement, "Hmm. Tell me more about that." Eliminate the word why.

Lasting self-esteem comes when kids learn that they belong—to a family, to a community, to a group of friends. When they realize, "I can contribute, I can give something back," that's when they see how important they are.

Nuestros hijos necesitan saber que son amados absolutamente, más allá de lo bien o mal que hagan las cosas en las distintas áreas de sus vidas.

Your son may face some rejection in the peer group, but he can weather it all without too many dings in his spirit because he has a strong foundation of acceptance at home. He knows you love him, warts and all.

There is a psychological theory that says human beings operate according to three natural motivations: 1. to obtain rewards and recognition 2. to avoid pain and danger 3. to get even

When a reporter asked Ernest Hemingway how to become a good writer, he responded, "Have a lousy childhood.

When we live life at the pace of a NASCAR race, sex is one of the first things that goes. Once again, if you want to improve your sex life as a couple, you need to examine your relationship outside the bedroom. What are you doing that is keeping you from sexual intimacy?

Stress comes from pressure—the tensions, emergencies, and the everyday minutia of life. In short, life is a pressure cooker and whether you remain serene or become stressed-out depends on how you handle that pressure.

The only way to avoid failure is to sit in a corner and do nothing.

Si quieres que tu hija te tome en serio dilo una vez, solo una vez. Luego date la vuelta esperando que tus palabras sean obedecidas. No hay argumento ni réplica. Todo se expuso con tranquilidad.

When you don't come on strong, they're more likely to listen to what you have to say.

Stress the positive. Make compliments and encouragement a natural part of your conversation. As you interact with your kids, stressing the positive is just as easy as stressing the negative, and the results are so much better.

Speaking the truth in love requires two parts--truth and love. Cut either one out of the equation, and you'll cut yourself short. You may be one of the most difficult people for you to love because you know your weaknesses so well. Likewise, you may be one of the most difficult people to tell the truth to because it's so much easier to avoid facing the lies you tell yourself. But put those two elements together in your life--truth and love--and see how much easier they are to take!

If there's something about your child you don't like, they've probably seen it in action from you and are simply modeling it.

Unfortunately, we live in an instant Jell-O society, with everybody wanting microwaved success. So as you look at truth therapy to combat the lies you tell yourself, don't go overboard with your expectations. Remember to lighten up and put your party hat on every now and then. Celebrate the little steps . . . as well as the significant milestones.

people with negative attitudes don't have a learner's heart. Dumping such individuals off your team will hurt in the short run, but not in the long run. You have to remember that star performers with an attitude put a constant drag on everyone else. The price you pay for their performance is constant agitation. People with negative attitudes can't help but stir the pot.

The influence your family has on you as you grow up can reach across time and distance to touch you in profound, and sometimes disturbing, ways years after you think you've "grown beyond all that.