Quotes by Gary Chapman

A gentle answer turns away wrath.

You are the gatekeeper of your child’s mental diet.

When you take your place as the authority figure in your home, your child will feel more safe in the real world, not the screen world.

People do not get married planning to divorce. Divorce is the result of a lack of preparation for marriage and the failure to learn the skills of working together as teammates in an intimate relationship.

I think the tingles are important. They are real, and I am in favor of their survival. But they are not the basis for a satisfactory marriage. I am not suggesting that on should marry without the tingles. Those warm, excited feelings, the chill bumps, that sense of acceptance, the excitement of the touch that make up the tingles serve as the cherry on top of the sundae. But you cannot have a sundae with only the cherry.

The author stipulates that while television lately background noise for a child, it tends to shift to the foreground for the adult. The adult pays enough attention to the media attention is paid to the child.

I think that in todays world, by nature, we are all self-centered. And that often leads to selfishness.

“People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.”