Making Children Mind without Losing Yours Quotes

“Your home needs to be a place where your kids can fail—and learn from their failure. Surround them with love, show them how important they are to you, but don’t try to undo their failures. It’s not our job as parents to get our kids off the hook.”
― Kevin Leman, Making Children Mind without Losing Yours

“Reality discipline steers a course between an authoritarian style and a permissive style, giving kids some choices but also holding them accountable.”
― Kevin Leman, Making Children Mind without Losing Yours

“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.”
― Kevin Leman, Making Children Mind without Losing Yours

“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.”
― Kevin Leman, Making Children Mind without Losing Yours

“When you don’t come on strong, they’re more likely to listen to what you have to say.”
― Kevin Leman, Making Children Mind without Losing Yours

“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.”
― Kevin Leman, Cría Hijos Sensatos Sin Perder La Cabeza

“Pero estoy convencido de que para nuestros hijos es importante vernos como personas imperfectas. En mi opinión, no hay mejor forma de enseñarle a un niño lo que es tener verdadera fe en Dios. Cuando los niños aprenden que sus padres verdaderamente dependen de la gracia divina y que necesitan la ayuda de Dios, ven que Él es real y no solo una «creencia» de la que se habla de manera muy abstracta. Siempre”
― Kevin Leman, Cría Hijos Sensatos Sin Perder La Cabeza