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I like this book for several reasons. First, I think Kevin Leman is one of the best and most straight-forward CHRISTIAN speaker/authors I have ever heard or read. Though he is hard-hitting in his strategies offered in expectations for your children, no one would EVER EVER question Dr. Leman's love for his own kids, and that makes him so much more credible. Secondly, I can ALWAYS use new strategies on how to raise my children better. Some of the recommendations/advice offered in this book is difficult for me as a mother to carry out because I'm too soft-hearted sometimes, but I have seen positive and respectful attitudes emerge in my children when I care enough to do the hard stuff instead of leaving that to my husband. Dr. Leman's use of humor that all parents can relate to at sometime is VERY effective in getting his point across to his audience. This book should be on EVERY parent's bookshelf!!Read full review
Dr Leman's book Have a New Kid By Friday is really great advice and very simple guidelines to follow. Not only does he help teach you how to deal with your kids, he helps you deal with yourself at the same time. Also in the book is any situation you can think of that you'd want to ask him how to deal with it. After reading this book, we still have some working to do with our daughter but we can already see changes and still have our second daughter who's only 11 months old that we can work with once she gets older as well! he even gives small advice on simple things with her age such as hitting...we all know babies start that once they realize what no means! I highly recommend this book to anyone who has huge mountains to overcome or who just have a couple small molehills (lemans terms) that they need to correct before they become mountains!Read full review
This book was written for those of us living in a time where once logical parenting has become parenting of convenience. It is a refreshing reminder to say the least and gives a much needed course of common sense, love, persistence, and patience. A fast read, it reflects the way my own parents have raised me. Simple and easy to understand the author shares his insights in how to change and improve upon a child's behavior by simply being a parent rather than a friend. I put his suggestions to work right away and my kids caught on immediately. Parenting is not always easy. I have simply painted a mental picture of the type of person I want my child to be and there are steps that need to be taken in order to achieve that. Thank you to the author for giving us this wonderful refresher course.
Kevin Leman is very blunt and teaches you how to take the bull by the horns and get control of your child by parenting instead of giving in or taking the easy way out. He is a Christian and may put off non-Christians, but the theories are pretty simple and straightforward for anyone. Even if you're not usually consistent in your parenting, the direction in this book seems to make daily living more enjoyable and not just a struggle or test of wills. It is not cruel parenting, but it is more strict. The book has actions and structure to help you be consistent and firm on your decisions, but also loving and nurturing.
This is an excellent book for anyone who has the opportunity to work with children of any age. It's easy to read, and contains a lot of helpful advice. Dr. Lehman is an excellent author who has years of experience rearing his own children. The book is well written and easy to read. I bought this book because I teach kindergarten, and one of my students' parents said it has been very helpful to her; I can now recommend it and loan it to parents if they'd like to read it.
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