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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 649.64
EAN: 9780800719029
ISBN: 0800719026
Label: Revell
Manufacturer: Revell
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: March 01, 2008
Publisher: Revell
Sales Rank: 295
Studio: Revell
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Every kid in America will hate this book! But moms will love it!
Tired of defiant attitudes and power struggles with your little ankle-biters? Then you need this book. With his signature wit and wisdom, internationally recognized family expert Dr. Kevin Leman reveals why your kids do what they do and what you can do about it. He gives you simple principles that can give you results in as little as 5 days.
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Rating:  - Great Book
Nothing really earth-shattering or new here, at least for me (I do know parents, however, that could benefit from this crash course in creating a respectful family with kids that are enjoyable to be around). But even if you have great, well-behaved kids, it's still good to revisit the central themes of this book: Creating good attitudes, behavior and character in our children. I don't know so much about the 5 day plan, but Leman offers some good solid strategies to employ nonetheless. Straight-forward parenting advice: B does not happen until A is completed. Some good strategies and recommendations, especially on what are "mountains" vs. "molehills" (ie. what to focus on and what to let go of). I liked his writing style - no psychological mumbo-jumbo. Just good, plain advice that everyone can benefit from.
Much of the last part of the book is dedicated to specific topics and how to handle them (from "allowance" to "undereating"). This part dragged for me a bit, as I was reading straight through, but I can see where it would be helpful as a reference point. Recommended.
Rating:  - Leman knows his stuff!
The advice he gives in this is so simple and practical...I can't believe the difference I've seen in my kids. It only took me two days to read the book and the kids turned around in just a couple days. THANK YOU Dr. Leman!!! I love his humor and his common sense approach to parenting. Now, my kids believe what I say when I say it and they take it seriously...I no longer feel like I'm talking (or yelling!) to myself and our whole family is able to enjoy our interactions with each other much more!
Rating:  - Taking away cookies and car keys. What a disappointment!
I heard about this on a James Dobson radio talk show, and immediately purchased it. I read every word through to Friday. What a disappointment!
It just seems to be a boundless list of things to take away from your child. Maybe it works well for little kids. But my daughter was 14 at the time (15 now), and I needed to learn to communicate with her! Not to take away chocolate chip cookies and car keys (she doesn't even drive yet!)
After you get through to the Friday chapter, the majority of the book is on Problems and solutions. It has a list of potential problems. I would identify a problem and read it through with deep interest noticing this problem described my daughter to a T, but then the solution was always the same, Take away the car keys, or ground her, or something like that.
My daughter is responsible. She makes straight A's. She goes to church. She participates with the family. Her problem was her hot temper. Taking things personally. Getting easily offended over little things.
I needed to learn to communicate with her! I needed to learn how to talk to her and LISTEN to what she is saying to me so that I don't brush off her "little problems" as insignificant and let her know if they are real to her, they are real to me, so that she didn't blow up in the first place! I didn't find that out from this book. Instead I found that out from another book:
"Mom, I Hate My Life!": Becoming Your Daughter's Ally Through the Emotional Ups ... Read More
Rating: - All parents must read!!!! simple to apply, solid information ,and very enjoyable to read.
Dont pass this one up,your kids adulthood depends on it as well as your sanity and profitability of your parenting journey.
Rating: - Awesome book!!!
"Have A New Kid By Friday" is the most relevant, down to earth book I've ever read on child rearing. Kevin Leman has compiled a "how-to" list of difficult situations parents face in every day life in an easy to follow, easy to implement way that makes following the book enjoyable for the parent, life changing for the child... preserving and enhancing relationship and accountability.
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