John Rosemond, the family psychologist who writes a weekly parenting column, has named four books he recommends for parents. (Rosemond is not a habitual endorser: If you believe in “traditional” parenting, you’ll probably agree with him. More the Dr. Feelgood style? Don’t bother.)

They are: Have a New Kid By Friday by Dr. Kevin Leman; Confident Parenting by Jim Burns, host of the HomeWord radio show; Internet Protect Your Kids by Stephen Arterburn and Roger Marsh; and How to Behave and Why by Munro Leaf. If the last book comes across as a tad old-fashioned, there’s a reason: The original texts were written in the 1930s and ’40s.

Rosemond takes a no-nonsense approach to parenting with little concern about warping a kid’s fragile sense of self-worth; instead he expects kids to mess up, and when they do there are consequences.
The first book, New Kid by Friday, sounds a little like boot camp. Consider the subtitle: How to Change Your Child’s Attitude, Behavior and Character in 5 Days. Dog trainers say that obedience training is more for the owners than the dogs; same rules applies here to parents.

Sit!

Read!

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