3. Ask yourself, “Whose problem is this?” (Don’t own what isn’t yours.)
2. Don’t think the misbehavior will go away.
1. Keep a happy face on, even when you want to . . . do something else.
Notes
1. Anne Ortlund, Children Are Wet Cement (Backinprint.com, 2002).
2. “Mountain or Molehill?” quiz answers
“Mountain or Molehill?”
*Randy—molehill
*Jennifer—molehill
*Sam—mountain
*Mandy—mountain
3. The points for these three types of parents are taken from Dr. Kevin Leman, Making Children Mind without Losing Yours (Grand Rapids: Revell, 2000), 127.
4. J. Neusner, quoted in Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr., “As Undergraduates Recommence Their Efforts,” Forbes, October 1981.
Their Efforts,”
5. “Facts Every Parent Should Know,” Max homepage, http://www.max.com/site/maxprotect.shtml.
6. Donna Rice Hughes, Enough Is Enough homepage, http://www.enough.org (accessed August 20, 2007).
7. Ibid. For further information and valuable resources, go to http://www.protectkids.com.
8. Luke 15:11–32.
Index of A to Z Topics
About Dr. Kevin Leman
An internationally known psychologist, radio and television personality, and speaker, Dr. Kevin Leman has taught and entertained audiences worldwide with his wit and commonsense psychology.
The bestselling and award-winning author has made hundreds of house calls for radio and television programs, including The View with Barbara Walters, Today, Oprah, CBS’s The Early Show, Live with Regis Philbin, CNN’s American Morning, and Life Today with James Robison. Dr. Leman has served as a contributing family psychologist to Good Morning America.
Dr. Leman is also the founder and president of Couples of Promise, an organization designed and committed to helping couples remain happily married. He is a founding faculty member of iQuestions.com.
Dr. Leman’s professional affiliations include the American Psychological Association, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the National Register of Health Services Providers in Psychology, and the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology.
In 1993, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus Award of North Park University in Chicago. In 2003, he received from the University of Arizona the highest award that a university can extend to its own: the Alumni Achievement Award.
Dr. Leman attended North Park University. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Arizona, where he later earned his master’s and doctorate degrees. Originally from Williamsville, New York, he and his wife, Sande, live in Tucson, Arizona. They have 5 children.
For information regarding speaking availability, business consultations, or seminars, please contact:
Dr. Kevin Leman
P.O. Box 35370
Tucson, Arizona 85740
Phone: (520) 797-3830
Fax: (520) 797-3809www.lemanbooksandvideos.com
Resources by Dr. Kevin Leman
Books for Adults
The Birth Order Book
Sheet Music
Making Children Mind without Losing Yours
Sex Begins in the Kitchen
7 Things He’ll Never Tell You . . . But You Need to Know
What Your Childhood Memories Say About You
Running the Rapids
What a Difference a Daddy Makes
The Way of the Shepherd (written with William Pentak)
Home Court Advantage
Becoming the Parent God Wants You to Be
Becoming a Couple of Promise
A Chicken’s Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids about Sex (written with Kathy Flores Bell)
First-Time Mom
Keeping Your Family Strong in a World Gone Wrong
Step-parenting 101
The Perfect Match
Be Your Own Shrink
Say Good-bye to Stress
Single Parenting That Works
When Your Best Isn’t Good Enough
Pleasers
Books for Children, with Kevin Leman II
My Firstborn, There’s No One Like You
My Middle Child, There’s No One Like You
My Youngest, There’s No One Like You
My Only Child, There’s No One Like You
My Adopted Child, There’s No One Like You
DVD/Video Series
Making Children Mind without Losing Yours (Christian—parenting edition)
Making Children Mind without Losing Yours (Mainstream—public-school teacher edition)
Value-Packed Parenting
Making the Most of Marriage
Running the Rapids
Single Parenting That Works
Bringing Peace and Harmony to the Blended Family
Available at 1-800-770-3830 or www.lemanbooksandvideos.com
Kevin Leman, Have a New Kid by Friday
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