What a great book title right? Most of the time when we are looking for parenting books we want to find books that will help us be better parents right? This book is great, it will defiantly give you some laughter, some I’ve seen that and some oops.
The introduction to the book is called “It’s all downhill”. It can only get worse. They start out crying but then you can raise angry, talk back, yucky stinky kids.
From the back cover:
Lazy Parents, Look No Further!
For parents intent on messing up their children in mind, body and spirit, this refreshing guide describes the “seven habits of highly defective people” (aka the seven deadly sins) that will slowly dissolve a child’s character-guaranteeing an unhappy and unproductive adult. Each chapter tackles a different deadly habit and shows parents how best to instill it in their kids. For example:
Feed an enormous ego by always rescuing children from failure. Encourage deep-seated discontentment by modeling resentment for what others have. Kindle an expressive temper by showing children how to get even when they’ve been offended. Develop a sense of greed by giving kids everything they want. Inspire laziness by doing the children’s chores yourself.
As a bonus, also included are the precautions wise parents take to avoid messing up their children. Family experts and parents of four, Olivia and Kurt Bruner know how hard conscientious parenting can be. They describe some of the most common mistakes well-meaning parents make and offer surefire strategies for making or breaking the best kids possible!
“If you want to take your healthy, normal child and turn him or her into an absolute ‘mess’-this is the book for you. We know Kurt and Olivia well, and we’ve seen what a ‘mess’ their children are-and you want your kids to be as ‘messy as their kids!”
About the Authors:
Olivia and Kurt are a husband and wife team. They have worked with Dr. Dobson and Focus on the Family. Kurt is now serving as a pastor in Dallas and is also heading up a team that is focused on improving families at home life.
There are great ideas in this book or rather terrible ideas and you will learn something or wish you didn’t find yourself in that nasty habit already ruining your child’s life. Maybe it will be, hey my neighbor’s kids do that or suffer from that kind of parenting. Or, you’ll learn how to tackle your own laziness. My daughter just likes to look at all the peas on the cover. Read Peas Mommy. She’s so cute!!
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Enter: By spilling on yourself. Tell me something you think could be done better. I’ll go first…
“I could do better by paying more attention to my children and less attention to my computer. Yes, I am guilty, I find my children will abuse my computer to get my attention and I deserve it, but my poor computer doesn’t.”
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Hmmm I could be a better mom if I cooked more often instead of buying fastfood! Even my 8 yr old told me he wanted veggies!
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Less TV and more outdoor activities.
I could be a better mom if I got off my lazy butt & took my daughter out to play more since the weather is nice & she loves it.
being a parent is different from being a mommy or daddy..you can be a mom or dad and not be a parent..the trick is doing it all..all the time..
I could do better by paying more attention instead of always being on the computer entering contests!
um, I could stress out less- A LOT LESS
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Less worrying! They can take care of themselves (most of the time)
alot less stress- more patient- I am learning
getting more involved in school projects
I could do better if i got more involved with my children in sports activities.
I could do better if I reduced my time on the computer.
I’m not a parent yet so I cannot answer this question.
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I would be a better parent if I engaged my infant more in playtime instead of letting her play on her own so much
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unfortunately, I need to agree with yours. I too spend too much time on the computer. We have started to make it better by making Saturdays a no-computer day. The boys really appreciate knowing that they will have our undivided attention.
I don’t really need any help with this one… just give them 2 disabled parents who are always exhausted and try to get them to do what won’t get done otherwise… yeah… that messes em up real good…
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I could do better if I spent more time with my son otdoors playing or playing games indoors.
I am following you on Twitter. My Twitter ID: talonsmom731
I blogged (#1): http://goyay.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-mess-up-your-childs-life-book_31.html
I blogged (#2): http://goyay.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-mess-up-your-childs-life-book_31.html
I blogged (#3): http://goyay.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-mess-up-your-childs-life-book_31.html
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/talonsmom731/status/1425568796
What couldn’t be done better? I find myself saying all the things my mother said that I swore I wouldn’t. I give my son food bribes to use the potty. I make him eat 3 bites before he can have a treat. I have even fallen asleep while he’s watching TV! And that’s just to name a few…
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I am guilty of bribing my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter with candy!
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I am now following you on Twitter. (ptowngirl)
I’m guilty of texting belligerently and sometimes ignoring my kiddos…I’ve gotten so so much better though, but geez the guilt is horrible…
Sometimes I give the kids soda for dinner!
Doing more activities with my children.
Telling my children that grades don’t count. That it is the knowledge you gain that is important. The last child – a boy – took me up on it. What works for one does not necessarily work for them all.
I could be a better mom if I had more time. I spend too much time worrying about money and working overtime for it. I have tons of mommy guilty related to working so much and so weird hours that I don’t spend enough time during the week with my kids.
I am a grandmother now and would like to win this for my children. As a parent I guess we could have done better by teaching our kids to handle taking criticism better because we all learn from our mistakes. Thanks for having the wonderful giveaway
I am really trying not to fight with my husband in front of my girls.
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I should spend more time with the children and their homework. I feel that since they have all As they do not need one on one help. Thank you
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The reimagining of “Witch Mountain” could have been done better!
I know I could do better by stopping what I’m doing and listening more.
Great book, great contest!
My kids are grown, and I’m a grandmother, but there are times that I still beat myself up about some little things (and a few big ones) that I could have handled much better. I’m glad though that I always encouraged my kids to speak their minds and to “think out of the box”, no matter what other people said or thought. Being an individual and believing in yourself are two things that will make a child grow up to pretty much stand on their own when they are older.
I need to give my kids more of my attention. It’s hard with working full time & trying to fit some time in for myself.
I could do better by resting instead of constantly working on the computer, at my job, and then being too tired to play. I need to play with the little one more.
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I temd to spoil my daughter a bit more then I should But she is my only child so shouldnt I be allowed to spoil her
Learning to do things differently now that I have grandchildren and helping to raise one of them.