How Not to Embarrass Your Kids: 250 Don'ts for Parents of Teens [Paperback]

Zack Elias (Author), Travis Goldman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1999

Two teenagers named Zack and Travis were recently faced with a serious problem. Was it drugs? Alcohol? Violence in the classroom?

Not that simple. It was their parents.

So these two enterprising teens wrote this book -- and created the single most useful (and most hysterically funny) handbook ever. It's so simple and fun to use, any misguided parent (even you) can learn something. You won't have to wade through a lot of do's and don'ts. Just don'ts!
-- DON'T wear tight pants!
-- DON'T ever come in our bedrooms!
-- DON'T ask any questions after a party!
-- DON'T talk to the movie screen -- the actors can't hear you!
-- DON'T laugh at your own jokes!
-- DON'T call us by your pet nicknames when our friends are around!

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446675032
• ISBN-13: 978-0446675031
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,168,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best one-liner handbook of the season, March 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How Not to Embarrass Your Kids: 250 Don'ts for Parents of Teens (Paperback)

Everyone should read "How Not to Embarrass Your Kids". Parents with teens will love it. Teen agers themselves will howl. A must-read by two Huck Finn type of sixteen year olds. Simply sensational one-liners!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great mother's or father's day gift!, April 21, 1999

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Danny Sherman ([e-mail]) (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How Not to Embarrass Your Kids: 250 Don'ts for Parents of Teens (Paperback)

To Teenagers: these are all realistic things that embarrass you or annoy you. You'll be able to help your parents out a lot. To Parents: you can't deny that you do these things, so pick up a copy and help yourself and your kid. They'll thank you for it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny and wise, too!, October 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How Not to Embarrass Your Kids: 250 Don'ts for Parents of Teens (Paperback)

A book that is just as funny for adults as it is for teens. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and could see where teens would cringe when well-meaning adults acted in what they thought were "cool" and "hip" ways. I've done it myself many times! A great, breezy read.