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. Selected Reading Questionnaire.

As I suspected, the book was all about changing my behavior. Yes, it works. No, it is NOT easy for a soft touch like me.

There is nothing in the book that a parent does not already know but it does encourage you to hang in there.

The book helped me to stay on message while dealing with my daughter. ( )

Started reading this book, I'll get back to you on Friday and let you know if I have new kids. Key word: CONSISTENCY

Update: I love Leman's straightforward style. This is a lot like Parenting with Love and Logic. And yes it works. The key is changing your own bad habits in parenting, which is much more difficult than changing your kids. I loved the section on the difference between praise and encouragement. That is a major change I am going to make. The second half of the book is a quick reference which covers just about any topic you may be having difficulty with, even spitting. I'll always keep this book handy. ( )

Great ideas to have kids that not only respect parents but others as well. Must be a strong parent and want a change though to follow through on the concepts. Definatly a great book for newer parents with small kids. Its hard to change habits that are already instilled. ( )

Good read, but I did not have a new kid by Friday. ( )