Home Court Advantage: Preparing Your Children to Be Winners in Life

by Kevin Leman

Ask today's parents how they spend their time, and they're likely to say, “Working and driving the kids to their activities.” The modern reality is that well-meaning parents are working long hours and then signing their kids up for every available music lessons, ballet, choir, one or two sports a season, and academic enrichment programs. The result is that kids spend the majority of their time with―and consequently being raised by―teachers, day care providers, coaches, and peers. Home Court Advantage points to a richer philosophy of parenting and gives practical pointers on how to achieve it.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Christian

240 pages, Paperback

First published May 9, 2005

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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Reviews

[Rachel Su · Rating 4 out of 5]

1, Your children will be more or less “mini-you”! If you want your children to be good, then first you need to be good! Do the things you want your kids to do!
2, Prioritize your spouse over your children!
3, Don’t overwhelm your kids with activities!
4, Teach them to be responsible and learn the potential consequences of their actions.
5, Make them feel secure at home! Always make time for your kids when they need you! Secured attachment!
6, Don’t feel shamed to discuss sex with your kids! We should have a normal and positive attitude about sex so that our kids will have a correct attitude! Less likely to fall in the trap of curiosity and do stupid things!
7, Downtime is important, it will helps to develop and nurture your kids’ creativity!
8, Family time is the most significant!!! Develop a habit of having family time!!! Maybe regular dinner time together as a family?
9, Every kid is unique! Don’t make them compare with their siblings! Instead, help them to discover their uniquenesses!!!
10, Take them to travel! Teach them along the journey! Nature, camping and history and culture of different place.

[Lucero Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Divertido, lleno de consejos y anécdotas. Recomendados para amantes de la familia.

[Candace · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a Kevin Leman fan, so liking this book was not a surprise. My only frustration is that Dr. Leman is very insistent that mothers should stay home during the preschool years and for a working mother, that is sometimes difficult. I respect his opinion and think that for those who have the option and choose to stay home, it's great, but Dr. Leman seems to think that unless you are a single mother, staying home should be an option and in today's economic environment that's just not the case.

I don't honestly know that I would have stayed home with my kids if I could have (they are now 9 and 7), but I don't like being told that I should have just because. Every situation is different and I think everyone needs to make their own decision on this matter.

[Rick · Rating 2 out of 5]

A couple of challenging insights

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best common sense child rearing books that I have ever read. I gave copies for Christmas one year and everyone loved it.