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Kevin Leman

Dr. Kevin Leman is an internationally known family psychologist and an award-winning, New York Times best-selling author. He is also a popular public speaker and media personality who has made countless guest appearances on numerous radio and TV programs. Dr. Leman has written more than 50 books including The Birth Order Book, Have a New Kid by Friday and Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours. He and his wife, Sande, reside in Tucson, Ariz., and have five children and several grandchildren. Learn more about Dr. Leman by visiting his website birthorderguy.com.

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Discovering the Secrets to a Lifelong Romance (Part 2 of 2)

Popular guest Dr. Kevin Leman offers practical suggestions for maintaining a lasting, thriving marriage, including identifying your spouse’s key needs, living a lifestyle of “24/7 intimacy,” using feelings to strengthen your relationship, and more. Jim Daly’s wife, Jean, joins the conversation to offer her insights from their marriage of over 30 years. (Part 2 of 2)

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Discovering the Secrets to a Lifelong Romance (Part 1 of 2)

Popular guest Dr. Kevin Leman offers practical suggestions for maintaining a lasting, thriving marriage, including identifying your spouse’s key needs, living a lifestyle of “24/7 intimacy,” using feelings to strengthen your relationship, and more. Jim Daly’s wife, Jean, joins the conversation to offer her insights from their marriage of over 30 years. (Part 1 of 2)

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How to Respond When Your Teen Is Hurting

Is your teen hurting? Instead of lecturing, try guiding your child with these three principles

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A Father’s Influence In His Daughter’s Life (Part 2 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman and Kim Trobee share stories and thoughts on why the dad-daughter relationship matters, and how important it is to spend time and invest in this relationship wisely. They discuss how significant a dad’s influence is in a daughter’s life and how it impacts her future relationships with the opposite sex. (Part 2 of 2)

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A Father’s Influence In His Daughter’s Life (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman and Kim Trobee share stories and thoughts on why the dad-daughter relationship matters, and how important it is to spend time and invest in this relationship wisely. They discuss how significant a dad’s influence is in a daughter’s life and how it impacts her future relationships with the opposite sex. (Part 1 of 2)

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Game Plan for Raising Well-Behaved Children (Part 2 of 2)

Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman explains how you can avoid common parenting mistakes and implement “reality discipline,” in which real-life consequences teach children rather than you lecturing, reminding or rescuing them. (Part 2 of 2)

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Game Plan for Raising Well-Behaved Children (Part 1 of 2)

Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman explains how you can avoid common parenting mistakes and implement “reality discipline,” in which real-life consequences teach children rather than you lecturing, reminding or rescuing them. (Part 1 of 2)

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Practical Advice for Parenting Powerful Kids (Part 2 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman gives advice to two dozen moms who join Jim Daly and John Fuller for this fast-paced, humorous-but-practical look at how you can regain control in your home by disengaging from fights with your child. You’ll discover how to overcome your child’s desire for power and control in your home. (Part 2 of 2)

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Practical Advice for Parenting Powerful Kids (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman gives advice to two dozen moms who join Jim Daly and John Fuller for this fast-paced, humorous-but-practical look at how you can regain control in your home by disengaging from fights with your child. You’ll discover how to overcome your child’s desire for power and control in your home. (Part 1 of 2)

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Understanding How Birth Order Impacts Your Marriage

In this broadcast, Dr. Kevin Leman explains how birth order affects your relationships with your spouse, and offers advice on managing challenges in your marriage that stem from your placement in your family of origin.

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Understanding the Root of Your Child’s Misbehavior (Part 2 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman offers advice to help parents transform their child’s behavior. He discusses the benefits of allowing your kids to learn from real-life consequences and describes the importance of understanding your child’s temperament based on his birth order. Featuring Jean Daly (Part 2 of 2)

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Understanding the Root of Your Child’s Misbehavior (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman offers advice to help parents transform their child’s behavior. He discusses the benefits of allowing your kids to learn from real-life consequences and describes the importance of understanding your child’s temperament based on his birth order. Featuring Jean Daly. (Part 1 of 2)

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Planting the Seeds of Success in Your Kids (Part 2 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman offers time-tested solutions for parenting that will help moms and dads plant the seeds of patience, kindness, humility, and respect in their children as they prepare them for adulthood. (Part 2 of 2)

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Planting the Seeds of Success in Your Kids (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman offers time-tested solutions for parenting that will help moms and dads plant the seeds of patience, kindness, humility, and respect in their children as they prepare them for adulthood. (Part 1 of 2)

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Starting Off the New Year Right

Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman shares encouragement to help you live up to your highest goals – by loving God with all your heart, surrendering fully to God’s plan for your life, and not believing lies from your past.

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A Mother’s Influence on Her Son, Part 4

Your children need to know they’re loved, even when they mess up. John and Danny give Moms some practical tips for loving your children through the growth process, instead of pushing them to perfection. Featuring Dr. Kevin Leman. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/parentingpodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY

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A Mother’s Influence on Her Son, Part 3

Your children need to know they’re loved, even when they mess up. John and Danny give Moms some practical tips for loving your children through the growth process, instead of pushing them to perfection. Featuring Dr. Kevin Leman. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/parentingpodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY

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A Mother’s Influence on Her Son, Part 2

You may feel like you don’t have a lot to offer your son as a mom but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Featuring Dr. Kevin Leman. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/parentingpodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY

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A Mother’s Influence on Her Son, Part 1

You may feel like you don’t have a lot to offer your son as a mom but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Featuring Dr. Kevin Leman. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/parentingpodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY

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A Mother’s Influence on Her Son (Part 2 of 2)

Psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman offers the listening mother practical advice for how she can be intentional in raising her sons to become men of integrity and character in a discussion based on his book What a Difference a Mom Makes: The Indelible Imprint a Mom Leaves on her Son’s Life. (Part 2 of 2)

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A Mother’s Influence on Her Son (Part 1 of 2)

Psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman offers the listening mother practical advice for how she can be intentional in raising her sons to become men of integrity and character in a discussion based on his book What a Difference a Mom Makes: The Indelible Imprint a Mom Leaves on her Son’s Life. (Part 1 of 2)

3 Things Your Teens Fear the Most

What do your teens fear most? It’s different than what you fear for them. Dr. Kevin Leman discusses three things you may not realize your teens fear and what they need from you so they can stop being afraid.

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Supporting Your Kids When Life is Tough (Part 2 of 2)

Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman offers parents practical advice for helping their kids process, learn from and rise above life’s difficult challenges. (Part 2 of 2)

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Supporting Your Kids When Life is Tough (Part 1 of 2)

Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman offers parents practical advice for helping their kids process, learn from and rise above life’s difficult challenges. (Part 1 of 2)

How Your Birth Order Affects Your Parenting

How Your Birth Order Affects Your Parenting

Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman explains how the order in which you were born has helped shape your personality as an adult and how you relate to your spouse and children.

What to Do when Your Kids Are Irresponsible

Learn what to do as a parent when your kids act irresponsibly.

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How Birth Order Affects Sibling Conflicts

How do you parent sibling conflicts? You may have more success by knowing one secret: how your birth order affects your kids—in their birth order?

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Parenting Tips for the Middle School Years (Part 2 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman and Mrs. Jean Daly offer parents of middle schoolers advice and encouragement in a discussion based on Dr. Leman’s new book, Planet Middle School: Helping Your Child Through the Peer Pressure, Awkward Moments & Emotional Drama. (Part 2 of 2)

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Parenting Tips for the Middle School Years (Part 1 of 2)

Dr. Kevin Leman and Mrs. Jean Daly offer parents of middle schoolers advice and encouragement in a discussion based on Dr. Leman’s new book, Planet Middle School: Helping Your Child Through the Peer Pressure, Awkward Moments & Emotional Drama. (Part 1 of 2)

How Birth Order Affects Your Marriage

Because of birth order, the place in their families of origin, spouses have different experiences growing up, and that shapes behavior, personalities and relationships with each other.

Simple Strategies for Effective Discipline

Who runs your home? Is it you or your child? Use these simple strategies from Dr. Kevin Leman to help you parent your child to be more respectful and well behaved. 

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Fathers: Having an Impact on Your Daughter’s Life (Part 2 of 2)

Psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman shares valuable parenting lessons with personal stories and humor as he discusses the indelible imprint a father has on his daughter’s life. (Part 2 of 2)

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Fathers: Having an Impact on Your Daughter’s Life (Part 1 of 2)

Psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman shares valuable parenting lessons with personal stories and humor as he discusses the indelible imprint a father has on his daughter’s life. (Part 1 of 2)

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Game Plan for Having a Happier Family (Part 2 of 2)

Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman outlines five key ways parents can improve the relational dynamics in their family. (Part 2 of 2)

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Game Plan for Having a Happier Family (Part 1 of 2)

Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Kevin Leman outlines five key ways parents can improve the relational dynamics in their family. (Part 1 of 2)