Have a New Kid by Friday by Dr. Kevin LemanChristian Book ReviewDr. Kevin Leman is an amazing Christian author, an interesting speaker, a psychologist, and a father of five. He has authored many best selling books, mostly focused on marriage and family, as well as children stories, self-help and business books. He appears on television and radio talk shows often and he has created video seminars and workbooks about marriage, parenting, single parenting, raising teens, and blending families. He is the author of the following amazing book:
It is also available an audio book if you prefer listening rather than reading. You can use the following search option to find the audiobook version. My opinion of the book…When I was at the end of my rope with one - well actually two - of my four children, I started looking for Christian parenting books that would help with the challenges before me. I ordered the book, “Have a New Kid by Friday”, by express mail. Once it came in, I read it from cover to cover in no time. Dr. Leman’s concept on parenting is eye opening and inspiring, and he is comical and down to earth to boot. It was a “can’t put it down” kind of book.The focus of the book, printed on the cover, is “How to Change Your Child’s Attitude, Behavior and Character in 5 Days”. My son saw the book lying on my desk and he got this smirk on his face that said to me, “This is going to be a challenge.” My suggestion: Don’t let your kids see the book! The parenting techniques recommended by Dr. Kevin Leman are somewhat subtle, if your kids don’t know that you are trying something new. It was helpful to me in first, changing my attitude, view on parenting and breaking habits, and then dealing with the attitudes and behaviors of my children without feeling like a dictator. All of my kids were teenagers when I got Dr. Leman’s book, so implementing the techniques was not as easy as it would be with little kids. We were so used to “power struggles” that we thought they were normal. In my opinion, these strategies are definitely helpful in teen parenting, but they would be phenomenal in the early years of Christian parenting.
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About the book…Just to let you in on the humorous talent of Dr. Kevin Leman’s presentation and what the book is about, I am going to quote the introduction from the table of contents which is labeled, “They’re Unionized…and Growing Stronger”… ”I’ve got news for you. Kids are unionized, and they’ve got a game plan to drive you bonkers. Some hedonistic little suckers of the ankle-biter battalion have even graduated to emeritus status and are holding down the hormone group division. But you don’t have to let them call the shots. I’ve got a game plan guaranteed to work. Every time.” (p. 11). Dr. Leman recognizes bad behavior as the kids’ game plan and he presents a game plan for parents to disarm the kiddos and establish parental authority in their family while minimizing stress and common parenting worries. The plan is divided into five days, Monday through Friday…
In addition to the plan, the book also includes a section, “Ask Dr. Leman” that deals with specific problems and challenges that every parent faces. It is an excellent parenting guide to have around to refer to from time to time.
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