Dr. Kevin Leman is an internationally known psychologist, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author of Have a New Kid by Friday. He is author of 36 books, including The Birth Order Book, Have a New Husband by Friday, Have a New You by Friday, and Making Children Mind without Losing Yours. He is former consulting psychologist for Good Morning America and is a frequent guest on national media, including FOX and Friends, The Early Show, and Focus on the Family. He and his wife, Sande, live in Tucson, Arizona. They have five children and two grandchildren.
Parents either adore psychologist and humorist Leman or find his many books repetitive. Following his New York Times best-selling Have a New Kid by Friday, the author here expands the same basic message for parents of teens: have a sense of humor, say it once and walk away, act rather than react. Parents should be neither authoritarian nor permissive, he advises; they should teach (and demand) respect. A father and grandfather and a person of strong faith, Leman is blunt ("If you do battle with your teenager, you will lose every time") and loving ("Love them despite what they do"). Interspersed in each chapter are anecdotes from readers under the heading "It Worked for Me" and hundreds of tips, called "lifesavers." VERDICT The author of over 35 books, Leman appears on TV talk shows and has a huge following. That said, this is the same message, though geared for parents of teens, that we've read before. Sure to be in demand.-Linda Beck, Indian Valley P.L., Telford, PA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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