Critical Connection Quotes

“Embrace your beautiful mess of a life with your child. No matter how hard it gets, do not disengage... Do something—anything—to connect with and guide your child today. Parenting is an adventure of the greatest significance. It is your legacy." - Andy Kerckhoff, from Critical Connection”
― Andy Kerckhoff, Critical Connection: A Practical Guide to Parenting Young Teens

“Good parenting is about being confident that you have a far higher calling than to just be a friend or dish out punishment. It is about being an authority who loves always and takes the time to guide and train a child to grow into an independent person. It is about being the one who plants love, truth, and hope into the mind of a child.”
― Andy Kerckhoff, Critical Connection: A Practical Guide to Parenting Young Teens

“The relationship between parent and child is the foundation of love upon which everything is built, and the rules you set are the walls of protection. Both are essential.”
― Andy Kerckhoff, Critical Connection: A Practical Guide to Parenting Young Teens