It's Your Kid, Not a Gerbil

Creating a Happier & Less-Stressed Home

Kevin Leman

• Publisher: Focus on the Family
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN:
  9781604828122
• Print ISBN:
  9781589976153

Do you sometimes feel like a gerbil running on a wheel inside a cage as you scurry from place to place, chauffeuring your children from one endless activity to another? What if, for one moment, you could just step off of the wheel . . . and relax? How would you feel then? And what if that single moment could stretch into an hour, or even a whole day? It's Your Kid, Not a Gerbil will provide practical solutions and helpful insight to get off the activity wheel so that you can put your time and energies where they really count: in establishing strong character and a love for home and family that will serve your kids well for a lifetime.

Table of contents

• Cover
• What People Are Saying AboutIt’s Your Kid, Not a Gerbil
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Introduction: It’s Time to Get Off the Wheel!
• One: It’s Your Kid, Not a Gerbil!
• Two: The Lights Are on, But No One’s Home
• Three: Busy Is Good, Right? (And Other Myths)
• Four: My Child Can Do Anything (And Other Myths)
• Five: What’s in Your Wallet?
• Six: It’s Not What You Do; It’s Who You Are
• Seven: There’s No Place Like Home
• Eight: The Power of Positive Expectations
• Nine: The Balancing Act
• Ten: You Can Do It!
• Eleven: It Takes Two, Baby!
• Twelve: Up with Downtime
• Epilogue: A Party I’ll Never Forget
• About Dr. Kevin Leman
• Other Resources By Dr. Kevin Leman