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Holistic Guidance - Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days
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List Price: $17.99
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Manufacturer: Revell
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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: 2008-03-01
Publisher: Revell
Studio: Revell
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Editorial Reviews:
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Anyone who has dealt with a strong-willed child knows that it is no easy task to turn bad behavior around. But the popularity of TV programs like Supernanny and Nanny 911 shows that parents have had it up to here and are ready to try anything to get their children to behave. Bestselling author and psychologist Dr. Kevin Leman is here to help. Have a New Kid by Friday shows parents how to reverse negative behavior in their children--fast! With his signature wit and encouragement, Dr. Leman offers hope and real, practical, doable strategies for regaining control and becoming the parents they always wanted to be. Focusing on changing a child's attitude, behavior, and character, it contains chapters for each day of the week and a special section with advice on everything from rolling eyes to sibling rivalry to talking back to punching walls and much, much more. This large section of more than 100 specific topics is indexed, allowing parents to flip immediately to any areas of concern for witty, straightforward, and gutsy plans of action. EXCERPT FROM CATALOG I've got news for you. Since the beginning of time, kids have been unionized, and they've got a game plan to drive you bonkers. Don't believe it? Take a look around….In today's society, kids even shorter than a yardstick are calling the shots. Some hedonistic little suckers of the ankle-biter battalion have even graduated to emeritus status and are holding down the hormone group division. Then there's the already-adult children who return home to your cozy little nest and stay and stay and stay…. You know all about that. If you picked up this book, you picked it up for a reason. You'd like to see a few things--or maybe many--change in your house. You may have small concerns, or big concerns, about your child at this point.… I'll be blunt. You got a big job to do as a parent, and a short window to do it in. If you believe that you, as a parent, are to be in healthy authority over your child, this book is for you. If you don't believe that you, as a parent, are to be in healthy authority over your child, put this book down right now and buy another.… But I've got a Midas muffler guarantee for you. If you stick to the simple strategies in this book--strategies that any parent can carry out--you'll have a new kid by Friday. You can have a great kid, and you can be a great parent. Your relationship with your child can change in just one week.
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Summary: Have a New Kid by Friday
Comment: Every parent should read this book! Well written and humorous. Gives terrific ideas on disciplining your children.
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Summary: Awesome book!
Comment: Great book, the author really knows what he is talking about, My mother in law and I both read this and both have benefited greatly. She has her five year old granddaughter and I have three kids 8,2,&1. My dealings with my 8 yr old and 2 yr old have gotten so much better. This is a must read for dealing with stubborn kids!
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Summary: Terrific Resource!!
Comment: This doc knows what he is talking about. I feel empowered as a parent.
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Summary: WOW
Comment: This book is amazing. You can truly have a new kid in a week if you follow the principles listed in the book. It takes work on the parents part to be disciplined to follow through with the suggestions given in this book but it works.
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Summary: Irresponsible parenting advice
Comment: I cannot recommend this book for anyone, anywhere.
The author chooses expedient ways of dealing with issues, as opposed to actually taking the time to understand one's child. According to his philosophy, the answer to almost every negative situation is for the parent to turn their back and walk away. Issues aren't dealt with; there is no encouragement toward examining the root issues of behavior. It is all about making life easier for the parents -- hence the title.
Leman really lost my respect, however, when he advocated locking a 4 year old child outside, at night, because she would not go to bed. The child was allowed back in the hoouse when she agreed to go to bed without negative behavior. The parent in this situation is triumphant that there were never issues with bedtime again after this happened. But think about it. If someone locked YOU outside, AT NIGHT, at the age of 4, you likely wouldn't be making anymore trouble, either. This is not a parenting success.....this is abuse, cloaked as parenting.
I am angry that someone with as many years of experience, with as many books sold as this man, would write such irresponsible information and then pass it off as good parenting advice.
I would highly recommend "Confident Parents, Remarkable Kids" by Harris. The emphasis is on relationship with one's kids, not just making problems go away at whatever cost to kids and parents.
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