Books by Les and Leslie Parrott

Couples who are stepping on each other's toes should try walking in each other's shoes. Trading Places reduces conflict, deepens your commitment, and helps you live as better friends and lovers. Mutual empathy--the revolutionary tool for instantly improving a relationship--can be learned and practiced, say the authors of this groundbreaking book.

Couples who are stepping on each other's toes should try walking in each other's shoes. Trading Places reduces conflict, deepens your commitment, and helps you live as better friends and lovers. Mutual empathy--the revolutionary tool for instantly improving a relationship--can be learned and practiced, say the authors of this groundbreaking book.

Feeling overscheduled and underconnected? Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott help couples make every moment together count. Practical, accessible, and easy to use, Your Time-Starved Marriage shows you how to create a more vibrant and intimate relationship by identifying and maximizing the combination of your two unique time styles.

This inspirational book of 40 meditations for couples applies God's principles for living from the book of Proverbs to the contemporary issues of marriage.

Build your second marriage on more than a hope and a prayer. Beat the odds and make remarriage the best thing that's ever happened to you. Sixty percent of second marriages fail, but yours can be among the ones that succeed. Relationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott show how you can beat the odds with flying colors and build a future together that is everything marriage can and ought to be. More than a million couples have used the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts to prepare for life-long love. And now, with Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts, Les and Leslie have added material for couples where one or both individuals are entering marriage for the second time. Uncover and understand the unique shaping factors you bring into your marriage as a woman. Prepare for some surprising and helpful insights, for honest, intimate, and enjoyable relationship-strengthening conversations with you and your fiance, and for engaging discussions with a small group. EXERCISES: 28 Self-Tests to Put the Book into Action Twenty-eight assessments will help couples identify and meld your love styles. Shed amazing new light on the way you are put together, how that affects specific aspects of how you and your loved one relate, and how you can improve those areas to build a better relationship. You will gain unprecedented insights into topics such as: facing the myths of remarriage honestly exploring unfinished business your personal ';Ten Commandments' making your roles conscious assessing your self-image getting your sex life off to a great start cultivating intimacy listening to your self-talk avoiding the blame game how well do you communicate? your top ten needs mind reading how to listen identifying your ';hot topics' money talks your spiritual journey becoming soul mates DISCUSSION GUIDE SESSIONS: 9 Questions to Ask Beforeand AfterYou Marry Les and Leslie will help you enjoy lively and eye-opening interaction with each other and with a small group through nine sessions on the DVD (sold separately). The discussion guide, included in this workbook, guides you through an opening exercise, note-taking as you watch the video, linking to the workbook exercises, and group discussion, concluding with an exercise each couple can do together over the next week. Designed for use with Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts Workbook for Men Updated (9780310875598) and Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts Video Study (9780310885436), both sold separately. The SYMBIS Assessment(R) shows two people how their personalities mesh in marriage. For information about completing the SYMBIS Assessment, which is recommended for both partners prior to beginning the SYMBIS course, visit http://www.symbisassessment.com.

Build your second marriage on more than a hope and a prayer. Beat the odds and make remarriage the best thing that's ever happened to you. Sixty percent of second marriages fail, but yours can be among the ones that succeed. Relationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott show how you can beat the odds with flying colors and build a future together that is everything marriage can and ought to be. More than a million couples have used the award-winning Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts to prepare for life-long love. And now, with Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts, Les and Leslie have added material for couples where one or both individuals are entering marriage for the second time. Uncover and understand the unique shaping factors you bring into your marriage as a man. Prepare for some surprising and helpful insights, for honest, intimate, and enjoyable relationship-strengthening conversations with you and your fiancee, and for engaging discussions with a small group. EXERCISES: 28 Self-Tests to Put the Book into Action Twenty-eight assessments will help couples identify and meld your love styles. Shed amazing new light on the way you are put together, how that affects specific aspects of how you and your loved one relate, and how you can improve those areas to build a better relationship. You will gain unprecedented insights into topics such as: facing the myths of remarriage honestly exploring unfinished business your personal ';Ten Commandments' making your roles conscious assessing your self-image getting your sex life off to a great start cultivating intimacy listening to your self-talk avoiding the blame game how well do you communicate? your top ten needs mind reading how to listen identifying your ';hot topics' money talks your spiritual journey becoming soul mates DISCUSSION GUIDE SESSIONS: 9 Questions to Ask Beforeand AfterYou Marry Les and Leslie will help you enjoy lively and eye-opening interaction with each other and with a small group through nine sessions on the DVD (sold separately). The discussion guide, included in this workbook, guides you through an opening exercise, note-taking as you watch the video, linking to the workbook exercises, and group discussion, concluding with an exercise each couple can do together over the next week. Designed for use with Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Workbook for Women Updated (9780310875710) and Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts Video Study (9780310885436), both sold separately. The SYMBIS Assessment(R) shows two people how their personalities mesh in marriage. For information about completing the SYMBIS Assessment, which is recommended for both partners prior to beginning the SYMBIS course, visit http://www.symbisassessment.com.

This book helps new couples cultivate a strong spiritual union with 52 devotions from two authorities on marriage enrichment.

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Devotional helps new couples cultivate a strong spiritual union through fifty-two devotions from two authorities on marriage enrichment.

Sixty percent of second marriages fail. Yours can be among the ones that succeed. Relationship experts Les and Leslie Parrott show how you can beat the odds with flying colors and make remarriage the best thing that's ever happened to you. Do you have the skills you need? Now is the time to acquire them--and build a future together that is everything marriage can and ought to be.Also available: men's workbook, women's workbook, and abridged audio cassette version

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD!With this updated edition of their award-winning book, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott help you launch lifelong love like never before. This is more than a book--it's an experience, especially when you use the his/her workbooks filled with more than 40 fun exercises. Get ready for deeper intimacy with the best friend you'll ever have.Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts, which has been translated into more than 15 languages, is the most widely used marriage prep tool in the world. Why? Because it will help you . . .Uncover the misbeliefs of marriageLearn to communicate with instant understandingDiscover the secret to resolving conflictMaster the skills of money managementGet your sex life off to a great startA compelling video, featuring real-life couples, is available, and with this updated edition, Les and Leslie unveil the game-changing SYMBIS Assessment. Now you can discover how to leverage your personalities for a love that lasts a lifetime.Make your marriage everything it is meant to be. Save your marriage--before (and after) it starts.

Couples who are stepping on each other's toes should try walking in each other's shoes. Trading Places reduces conflict, deepens your commitment, and helps you live as better friends and lovers. Mutual empathy---the revolutionary tool for instantly improving a relationship---can be learned and practiced, say the authors of this groundbreaking book.

Written especially for men, this workbook based on the content in L.O.V.E.: Uncover Your Personal Love Style contains study questions and exercises to take the book material to a more personal level.

Written especially for women, this workbook based on the content in L.O.V.E.: Uncover Your Personal Love Style contains study questions and exercises to take the book material to a more personal level.

The letters L.O.V.E. represent four personality dimensions that make up your personal "e;love style."e; Once you know your own love style and that of your spouse, you will be able to love him or her in a way that will help you get the love you need in return.Relationship experts Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott stand on a mountain of research to show you how this single insight can draw you closer together. Never before have we had such an easy-to-use and scientifically proven tool for pinpointing each person's approach to love. You'll discover how much these dimensions inform your love style:L - Leader: The Take-Charge SpouseO - Optimist: The Encouraging SpouseV - Validator: The Devoted SpouseE - Evaluator: The Careful SpouseThe L.O.V.E. online assessment, in combination with this book, will show you how you are designed to approach everything from communication and conflict to sex and intimacy. This is not your typical marriage book. It's a practical tool for learning how to express love to your spouse and feel truly loved in return.

Choose the parent you'll be--and you choose the child you'll raise.When it comes to parenting, who you are is more important than what you do. After all, your child internalizes your traits more than anyone else's on the planet. And that's why Les and Leslie Parrott--in a parenting book like no other--give you a proven plan for cultivating the traits you most want your child to have.Discover:the most important question you'll ever ask as a parentthe three-step method to avoid being the parent you don't want to bethe secret to making your "e;intentional traits"e; stick on even your worst days. . . and much more.A husband and wife team made up of two of today's leading relationship experts, Les and Leslie Parrott reveal their personal experiences as parents to help you fulfill the most important calling you will ever have. The Parent You Want to Be is inspiring, warm, and filled with a transformational power for your entire family.

Designed to work on its own or in tandem with the Parrotts' other marriage mentoring resources, 51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors will inspire fresh ideas, increase a sense of vision for the marriage mentoring process, and build the confidence of all marriage mentors, regardless of age or stage.

Companion workbook to I Love You More. The I Love You More Workbook for Women will help you personalize the discoveries you make in I Love You More and then turn them into practical action.

Companion workbook to I Love You More. The I Love You More Workbook for Men will help you personalize the discoveries you make in I Love You More and then turn them into practical action.

Relationship experts and award-winning authors Les and Leslie Parrott believe the same forces that can break a marriage can promote new relational depth and richness--provided you learn how to use ordinary problems to strengthen your marriage. In this book explore how a marriage lasts when a couple learns to use problems to boost their love life.

For those who want to grow in the art of loving well, this book contains reflections on 1 Corinthians 13 featuring 16 different translations and paraphrases of the Bible's beloved 'Love Chapter'.

This book will pinpoint specific concerns of engaged couples and provide accessible answers to their concern in the form of ten essays by various authors.

You've spent years learning how to make your marriage work. Now it's time to share your knowledge and experience. These marriage mentoring training manuals for husbands and wives equip the two of you to help a less experienced couple arrive at the stability, comfort, and richness you've achieved in your own relationship.

You've spent years learning how to make your marriage work. Now it's time to share your knowledge and experience. These marriage mentoring training manuals for husbands and wives equip the two of you to help a less experienced couple arrive at the stability, comfort, and richness you've achieved in your own relationship.