My Kid's an Honor Student, Your Kid's a Loser: The Pushy Parent's Guide to Raising a Perfect Child [Paperback]

Ralph Schoenstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 2008

From Mozart played to the womb to post-toddler tutoring for SATs, today's parents are obsessed with creating super kids. In My Kid's an Honor Student, Your Kid's a Loser, best-selling author Ralph Schoenstein blends sharp observation, memories of his own offbeat parenting experience, incredulous reporting, and uproarious flights of fancy to explore this absurd trend. He stumbles upon earnest mothers attempting to elevate fetus IQ and cringes at an exclusive institution teaching reading to children too small to hold a book. With wondrous wit, deep perception, and sweet appreciation for his own unstructured childhood, Schoenstein turns these and other new parenting perversions into comic gems, continuing his reign as the man Kirkus called "the undisputed king of writing on parenthood."

Editorial Reviews

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"A wonder of a book, both very funny and very true." -- Bill Cosby

"It seems impossible for a book to be both so funny and so important, but this one is." -- Joan Rivers

"It seems impossible for a book to be both so funny and so important, but this one is." -- Joan Rivers

"[A] witty, 'on target' satire...very insightful, touching, compassionate, wise and entertaining." -- Waukegan News-Sun 8/3/03

About the Author

Ralph Schoenstein is the author of sixteen books, including the New York Times best seller The I-Hate-Preppies Handbook. A regular contributor to the New York Times, Newsday, the Daily News, and NPR's "All Things Considered," Schoenstein holds the Playboy Award for Humor. He lives in New Jersey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press (October 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738208515
• ISBN-13: 978-0738208510
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,053,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for parents who want to raise a normal kid!, April 27, 2003

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This review is from: My Kid's an Honor Student, Your Kid's a Loser: The Pushy Parent's Guide to Raising a Perfect Child (Paperback)

Schoenstein has a unique knack for blending humor with good solid advice. No wonder he was the ghost for the Bill Cosby books! Parents who want to raise healthy, happy and above all NORMAL kids will find this book invaluable. It's also a great read for grandparents!

My wife and I and our two grown daughters loved this book.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!, November 10, 2004

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Mrs. Elizabeth R. Anderson "lucysmom" (Brownsville, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Kid's an Honor Student, Your Kid's a Loser: The Pushy Parent's Guide to Raising a Perfect Child (Paperback)

As a first time mother with a 7 month old daughter I have read a lot of parenting and child development books. This book is the only one I 100% agree with. I am glad that at least one other person believes in letting children be children. I will now give this book to every parent and future parent I know. If you are sane, buy this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Again Schoenstein is hilarious .. AND apt!, May 1, 2003

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Alan C.Wagner (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Kid's an Honor Student, Your Kid's a Loser: The Pushy Parent's Guide to Raising a Perfect Child (Paperback)

Ralph Schoenstein has that rarest of talents: the abilty to write really funny books about topics that have the sharp tang of truth. He has an unfailing eye, and such an extraordinary facility with the language that almost every page demands at least a smile and, all too often for the peace of my living room, an out-loud laugh. I have read and thoroughly enjoyed many Schoenstein books before, but (as a five-time grandfather now) found this one especially delicious. More to the point, so did my children...AND even those grandchildren old enough to appreciate the humor in their own situations. I eagerly await the next Schoenstein book .. on whatever subject he chooses.. in the sure knowledge that it will make me laugh even while learning a little more about the human condition.