Ten Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids: Creating the Relationship You Want with the Most Important People in Your Life

Gold Medal Winner - Best Parenting Book! Independent Publisher Book Awards.

Whether you re a parent, teacher, grandparent, counselor, or school volunteer, you will find practical, down-to-earth ideas for creating remarkable relationships with the children in your life. Paul Axtell has spent twenty-five years helping individuals in enhance their personal effectiveness by changing the way they look at relationships and conversation. In this book, he applies that wisdom to navigating life as a parent. He helps you think about your conversations in a new light and guides you toward deeper, more meaningful connections. Father to two wonderful adults and grandfather to thirteen children in his blended family, he knows it's never too late to work on creating great relationships.


"This book should come with every newborn. The new parents would be grateful and so would their children." Donna Hughes, retired nurse, Davenport, IA

"I've worked with Paul Axtell in the corporate environment and watched some of these same principles strengthen relationships in the workplace. As a father of three teen-aged daughters, I am thrilled to see him extend this work to the family. Read the book. You'll see powerful and immediate results!" Phil Eckman, President & CEO, Transamerica Retirement Management

"Ten Powerful Things not only creates great relationships with kids, it will create great kids." Elle Allison, author of What Wise People Do and Renewal Coaching


"This book sheds a powerful new light on connecting with your children that is clear and straight-forward." Melissa Thomas, Licensed Professional Counselor, Eugene, OR

"This should be required reading for every teacher." Kathy Rades, retired teacher, Lakewood, WA

"This book raises awareness, which creates the opportunity to be more purposeful and intentional about our relationships with our children. A wonderful read!" Robert Boyle, Milan, IL

"This was the best investment of two hours and the best parenting book that I have ever read." Stacy Callahan, Overland, KS


"Reading this book has made me more attuned to parent/child conversations and relationships in general. It s also helping me with my boys, even though they are in college." Don Gallagher, Olathe, KS

"We all want our children to grow up to be successful, caring individuals. How we talk to them now has great influence on this, and the ideas in this book can help us change the conversation." Liz James, Davenport, IA

"With today's demanding schedules, our time with our kids is so limited. Ten Powerful Things to Say to Your Kids highlights ways to make these precious moments even more meaningful while building powerful relationships with those we care about most." Aaron Wetzel, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Deere & Co., Latin America

"I love that it is an easy read, which is helpful when you are a busy mom with limited time. Plus, you don't want to feel intimidated when reading a parenting book because the job is intimidating enough!" Jennifer Schmidt, Appleton, WI

Paul Axtell provides consulting and personal effectiveness training to a wide variety of clients, from Fortune 500 companies and universities to nonprofit organizations and government agencies.