Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days

Since reading this book and putting the principals into practice I have received many comments about how the kids have really "matured lately". My children and I have noticed our relationships have improved not only between us as parent & child but also between them as siblings. This book was such an easy read in respect to principals, sometimes not so easy with regard to conviction of bad parenting habits, but all in all I have and will continue to recommend this book.

Dr. Kevin Leman's approach can help you turn over a new leaf in the relationship between you and your child(ren). The two most meaningful lessons I learned were A must be completed before B can happen and to let natural consequences happen. Dr. Leman gives many examples in his book to guide almost any situation you may have. However, I realized that it's MY attitude that had to change the most for success to happen.

We have a simple household. We don't do much. Which makes things this book suggests hard. From what I gather, this book is based on activites your child enjoys being taken away or put off until the task you've asked to be done (and you tell them only once) gets done. I actually have to put things in our schedule to make that happen! Even then, my kids don't care. So where's my pull?

The hardest part is homework. (And since school just started, this would be the best time for this.) My daughter isn't doing work at school or at home right now. What she doesn't get done at school is supposed to get done at home, hence homework. But I tell her to do her work, she doesn't do it, it goes back to school and the teacher doesn't do a thing about it. So now what?

I'm ready to throw the book out and go back to pushing my kid to do things. Anybody have suggestions?

Very useful info. And it works. My 8 year old eats his supper instead of picking. My 18 year old realized what we said went. Its hard to remember to stick to your guns, as it is so easy to give in..but the end is worth it!

Dr. Kevin Leman's book Have a New Kid by Friday is a must read for all parents. It offers great advice to parents with kids from infants adolescents. I found it to be one of the most valuable parenting helps I have ever read.