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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: 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.

Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Good book Comment: I liked the book, but think that it all can be covered in 1-2 chapters instead of all the pages used. Just like it up to the point.... Customer Rating: Summary: awesome Comment: this is one awesome book that is changing my grand son for the better since his mother my daughter is useing the principles laid out in it. Customer Rating: 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. Customer Rating: 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! Customer Rating: Summary: Terrific Resource!! Comment: This doc knows what he is talking about. I feel empowered as a parent. More Reviews