Best Parenting
Questions at the end of each chapter, a discussion guide, and Dr. Leman’s real-life examples give you sure-fire techniques for developing a loving, no-nonsense approach for raising children. Leman's technique, which he refers to as "reality discipline" is based on a particular passage from the Bible, and his book is liberally sprinkled with his religious beliefs. Nearly every suggestion is coupled with a real-life example of the behavior in discussion, making for an easy read, and every chapter ends with questions labeled "to review and apply" as well as a short section of concepts to put into practice.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Have only been able to read a couple of little sections.. but so far this is a wonderful book in dealing with children and issues for today."
"Great read."
"Very helpful book...read it when my own daughter was a child and bought this for my now grown daughter who is raising her own little girl."
"Purchased for a friend (along with a bottle of wine) because I love this author."
"Practical tips on how to minimize tantrums and maximize independence in themselves and trust in you."
"Very informative and much useful information!"
"Other than the religious undertones, most of the advice seems logical."
"This book will save your life."
In his latest book, Francis Chan joins together with his wife Lisa to address the question many couples wonder at the altar: “How do I have a healthy marriage?” Setting aside typical topics on marriage, Francis and Lisa dive into Scripture to understand what it means to have a relationship that satisfies the deepest parts of our souls. 100% of the net profits from You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity will go towards providing food, shelter and rehabilitation for thousands of orphaned children and exploited women in partnership with global charities. Francis Chan is the best-selling author of Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell , and Multiply .
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It’s really a book about having the eternal view of every aspect of life, including marriage and parenting. I’m reluctant to let that cat out of the bag, because the best-case scenario would be someone beginning this book with their guard down, expecting some “tried-and-true marriage tips,” and getting creamed unawares by the Chans’ amazing vision of living a life focused on God and His mission. It was simultaneously water for my parched soul, and painful, jolting stab of conviction to my heart. However, as the book goes on, both of them speak with deep conviction and seriousness, practically pleading with the listener to repent of their small view of God and His mission."
"Marriage is an amazing gift from God but it only last in this life."
"I'll admit this book was not what I expected it to be."
"This is a great book to help couples really re-focus on what the foundation of every "successful" and happy relationship is, God."
"People in my study group really enjoyed it."
"I've read several marriage books and this by far was the most unique!"
"Single, dating, married."
"Especially, if you feel like you've already heard the "normal" marriage advice."
Join Jim Fay and Dr. Charles Fay for a fun-filled approach to parenting children ages birth through six years.You will hear easy-to-use, fun, practical techniques that you can put to use immediately.With Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood theres no need to dread trips to the store.Bedtime can be a breeze.Potty training need not be a pain.This CD will give you solutions for a wide range of early childhood problems.Get started now so you can enjoy your young children, and as a bonus, their teen years and beyond. Parenting little ones can be exhausting until you discover Love and Logic. Take the exhaustion out and put the fun into parenting your little one.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Our pediatrician has been recommending this book to us for two years, and I finally picked it up."
"The Love and Logic series is the BEST!"
"Love this book."
"Obviously as you begin LnL, you're child isn't going to respond exactly like the examples in the book but we have seen incredible improvement quickly."
"Great ideas for teachers like me and for mother’s like my daughter."
"I urge you to purchase this book if you are entering into the tantrum phase."
"It is important to give them only about five seconds to make the choice, then I make the choice for them and they don't like that."
"It outlines brain development at different stages, appropriate responses as a parent that will stop tantrums and negative behaviors, how to establish GENUINE mutual respect (not fear based respect) and will set you up for a positive and much more effective parenting approach!"
Best Interpersonal Relations
Celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the original landmark bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People, comes an up-to-the-minute adaptation of Carnegie’s timeless prescriptions for the digital age. Dale Carnegie could never have predicted the trajectory that new media would take, and the ways that the simple television screen would be adapted into computers and handheld communication devices. Dale Carnegie passed away in 1955 but his voice lives on.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The realization that my marriage was being effected by my nearly empty toolbox of social skills promoted me to take personal responsibility and shoulder the blame myself for once instead of blaming everyone around me for everything. I grew up with a hypercritical Mother so I think I had promised myself that I would never be criticized again, even if that meant writing people off the instant I felt like I had made myself vulnerable enough to be hurt by them. The strategies are applicable to and helpful in all aspects of my life so far, from my marriage to my job, and even to the way I interact with clerks in gas stations."
"I did think several of the principles explained in the book are common sense, but I found that it could be easy for a person to react quickly to conflicts. The first principle emphasizes the importance of avoiding criticism and he describes working with people as: working with people of logic. With this principle, he describes the importance of self-expression and connects it to the importance of thinking in terms of the other person, so that they come up with your ideas on their own, which they will like more. Dale then describes the importance to recall a person's name in the third principle. He further explains this point in principle five: Talk in terms of the other person's interests. Dale describes in the third part of the book the steps to have a person think in terms of your own thoughts. He then explains the importance of agreement and having the person say "yes," at least twice. If all else fails, he explains the importance of competition and how it drives people to feel important and empowered to work efficiently and effectively. He then explains the importance of asking questions that direct the person you’re speaking to, to obtain your idea on their own. He emphasizes the importance of having the person be saved from embarrassment, and then explains the importance of praise again, even if it is small."
"It definitely carries it weight, although if you read it once or twice before like me, there is a summary book out that may serve you better and obviously spare you the full explanations that I'm sure you'll recall instantly."
"Yes, there is nothing new here but I would say that much like the basket ball star who practices relentlessly the same foul shot over & over again so that when its crunch time, the ball hits the hoop to win the game no matter how much pressure is on."
"I'm happy to have read this--it flows well and many truths to it albeit they're of scientifically argued for."
"Enjoyed the stories."