In this paper we consider one--parameter families of Li\'enard differential equations. We are concerned with the study on the existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions for all positive values of
, and mainly on the asymptotic behavior of such periodic solution for small and large values of
. To prove our main result we use the relaxation oscillation theory and the averaging
... [Show full abstract] theory. More specifically, the first one is appropriate for studying the periodic solutions for large values of and the second one for small values of . In particular, our hypotheses allow us to establish a link between these two theories.