Keeping Your Family Together [Hardcover]

Kevin Leman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1992

A practical guide to overcoming the troubles facing today's families discusses divorce, drugs, drop-out rates, single parenting, demanding jobs, time shortages, stress, fatigue, and more. 50,000 first printing. Tour.

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Host of CBN's Parent Talk Radio, psychologist Leman (Were You Born for Each Other?, 1990, etc.) here offers a plan of action--``Reality Discipline''--for dealing with common family problems. The term ``Reality Discipline'' is based on child-rearing specialist Rudolf Dreikurs's work on the logical consequences of human behavior, which, in a nutshell, finds that certain actions and attitudes result in certain consequences. Here, Leman has revised and expanded the concept into a technique for managing ``your personal life, your marriage, and your children with love, respect, and effectiveness.'' The author is a master at simplifying and a whiz at thinking up catchy phrases. He's also fond of making lists (e.g., ``The Nine Ways Reality Discipline Can Strengthen Your Family'' and ``A Baker's Dozen Ways To Fill His Love Bank''). Every chapter ends with two lists, one designed to sum up the chapter and the other to get the reader started on applying its principles in real-life situations. Each also concludes with notes that are definitely not scholarly, including such references as Leman's other books and the Bible. But then Leman is not writing for the scholarly but, rather, for those who will either not notice or not mind his deliberate repetitiveness of key ideas. His advice is neither profound nor new, but it is sensible and clearly expressed, and the examples he provides from his own experiences are entertaining and believable. Sound advice delivered in sound bites. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Delacorte Press; First edition. edition (February 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385299443
• ISBN-13: 978-0385299442
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #972,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Kevin Leman, an internationally known psychologist, radio and television personality, and speaker, has taught and entertained audiences worldwide with his wit and commonsense psychology. The best-selling and award-winning author has made house calls for hundreds of radio and television programs, including "The View" with Barbara Walters, "The Today Show," "Oprah," CBS's "The Early Show," "Live with Regis Philbin," CNN's "American Morning," and "LIFE Today" with James Robison, and he has served as a contributing family psychologist to "Good Morning America." He is the founder and president of Couples of Promise, an organization designed and committed to helping couples remain happily married. Dr. Leman is also a charter faculty member of iQuestions.com. He has written over 30 best-selling books about marriage and family issues, including "The Birth Order Book" and "Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage." Dr. Leman and his wife, Sande, live in Tucson. They have five children.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping Your Family Together When the World Is Falling Apart, November 4, 2001

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Brent, "Brent" (Huntington, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keeping Your Family Together When the World Is Falling Apart (Hardcover)

Kevin Leman is my absolute favorite writer of self help books for families. This Book is a real gem! It is very well organized and the information is super practical. Kevin's humor always makes reading his books as pleasurable as they are informative.

This book was and continues to be a real help. I go back to it often. I am very glad my sister Susie bought it for me. Thank-you Susie!

5.0 out of 5 stars An awesome Book!, January 21, 2009

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James F. Magowan "Jimmy Mac" (Clifton Heights Pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keeping Your Family Together When the World Is Falling Apart (Hardcover)

Kevin Leman gives it to you straight! With Love, Truth and Reality Discipline. A must Read for those who want a better Family in these times.