Have a New Kid by Friday - Dr Kevin Leman [0]
to Read This Book?
Take our quiz to find out. Simply mark Y for Yes or N for No on the line before each entry.
About You
___ Do you expect the best of your child?
___ Do you mean what you say?
___ Do you follow through on what you say?
___ Do you hold your child accountable for his or her actions?
If you’re 4 for 4 with all “Y” answers at this point and are feeling pretty good about yourself right now, you may not need this book. But if you have nothing better to do, finish the rest of this quiz just for fun.
___ Do you yell at, scream at, threaten, or cajole your children to do simple, routine things like get up for school, get dressed, eat, do homework, or perform a chore?
___ When you say no to your child and your child cries, are you overcome by guilt? Do you find yourself giving in to the original request of your child—saying yes to what you had just said no to?
___ Do you engage in long conversations with your child, defending why you said no to a certain request?
___ Are you worried that your child doesn’t feel good about himself or herself?
___ Are you bothered that your child doesn’t seem happy?
___ Do you plan over-the-top birthday parties?
• Seven-year-old Rosa’s parents chartered a bus and took her and multiple friends to a city 115 miles away so they each could “Build a Bear”; then they celebrated with cake and ice cream at an ice cream parlor.
• Five-year-old Mikey’s parents rented the stadium club that overlooked an athletic field.
• Marti, a single mom, spent a whole month’s income on her 10-year-old daughter’s birthday party.
___ Are you concerned about your child not keeping up with the success or achievements of other children?
___ Have you ever wished another child would fail so your child would look better?
___ Do you have a difficult time saying no?
___ Do you have a hard time saying to your children what you really feel as a parent?
___ Are you frustrated most days?
About School
___ Are you overly involved in your child’s life? Do you fear that something terrible will happen if you don’t chaperone every school field trip?
___ Do you complete your child’s school assignments and projects?
___ Do you require a full explanation from your child’s teacher when your child doesn’t receive a superior grade?
___ Do you make excuses for your child not having completed his or her assignments on time? (“Oh, it was our fault. We had to go to ______ and we had ______ to do.”)
___ Does a simple homework assignment take the whole family’s energy for an entire evening? Are the end results lots of tearsand frustrations—and an assignment that either never gets done or doesn’t get done right?
___ Do you check and correct homework on your child’s behalf?
About Your Children
___ Do they have to be asked to help around the house on a daily basis?
___ Do they disrespect you and not value what you have to say?
___ Do they fuss about obeying you?
___ Do they lack for nothing?
___ Are they engaged in one or more extracurricular activities?
___ Do they need to be reminded more than once to do something?
___ When they slam the door in your face, do you write it off as “just the way kids are”?
___ Is bedtime a battle zone?
If any of these topics resonated with you and you marked even one “Y,” you need to not only read this book but carry it around with you. Keep one copy in your car and another in your home.
This book will scratch where you itch.
I promise.
There’s a conspiracy going on, right in your own home.
The ankle-biter battalion and the hormone group each have a game plan guaranteed to drive you up the wall. Have a New Kid by Friday is an action plan that will take your sails out of your child’s wind and set him or her on a different course.
It’s the miracle turnaround you’re looking for.
I guarantee it.
Have a
New Kid
by Friday
How to Change Your Child’s
Attitude, Behavior & Character
in 5 Days
Dr. Kevin Leman
© 2008 by Kevin Leman
Published by Revell
a division of Baker Publishing Group
P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287