Books by Kevin Leman
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review 1: Attitude, Behaviour, Character...think about these things for your child. Where do you want them to be? I loved this book. I had so many Aha moments. I listened to the Audio version but I want to read it for myself again and highlight those areas that connected so much for me. I ...
Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days (2008)
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review 1: Confession--this was a book my husband INSISTED that I read, not one that I picked out by choice. I have to say that overall, I felt that Leman only made two valid points throughout the entire book, and that the rest was just filler (or letters from "grateful" readers, plugging t...
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review 1: I have read other books by Kevin Leman and enjoyed them. This book was also a good book in many ways. My biggest problem was how many times he mentioned the idea of divorce as an option. I understand he was saying it was in extreme situations but it was a little disheartening to ...
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review 1: I dont have much of a problem kid but just went through the book to get a different perspective on raising kids. I think this book is culturally more suited for the western kids and their value system. I do take home some suggestions by Dr Leman on dealing with various situations...
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review 1: if i hadn't already encountered a lot of the info this book presents in other books, i probably would have given it 4 stars. however, i did receive a concise overview of these previously encountered ideas. at this juncture, when i'm trying to make some major lifestyle changes, th...
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review 1: As a lastborn it was hard for me to read through a book that wasn't about me. I did finish the book, and I'm glad I did. It was very insightful, and it helped me to understand the first borns in my life.I'm familiar with Kevin Leman mainly through his Focus on the Family and Fami...
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review 1: This isn't a bad book to read, but really, its best for anyone who is generally socially awkward and wants to change that (especially the last chapter on making friends as a first born.)General premise -- you might not be the oldest child, but you still might be a first born. Lem...
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review 1: Birth order psychoanalysis is something I tend to rank just above astrology. However, as a firstborn myself, I was curious enough based on this book's title to pick it up and peruse the table of contents. The content in this book is spread so thinly and repetitively that it's t...
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review 1: I have read multiple parenting books having 4 daughters with radically different personalities and very different parenting styles involved in their lives. We've done "1-2-3 Magic" and "Love and Logic" and "Smart but Scattered" and I can't put names on the other styles. This is...
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review 1: I like Kevin Leman. His books have been quite helpful to parents over the years. However, there are times when one needs to resist the urge to publish simply because one can. Kevin Leman's The Way of Wise purports to outline ten life-changing principles from the book of Proverbs....
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review 1: I was impressed with this little book. I thought it would just be another book that will tell you something trite but I was surprised. It exceeded my expectations.The book offers scenarios and tips on how to be a positive pleaser or more assertive if you are a suffering "pleaser"...