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	How to Con Your Kid: Simple Scams for Mealtime, Bedtime, Bathtime--Anytime! David Borgenicht, Janes Grace Quirk Books, 2005 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

It's time to spare the aggravation and take some action. How to Con Your Kid shows how parents can con their toddlers to do anything and we mean anything. Want your kid to try broccoli? Serve her a plate of "baby trees." Want her to take a bath? Put on a bathing suit and go "swimming" together.

From simple "short cons" to more elaborate, step-by-step scams, How to Con Your Kid features tricks and tips for the home, travel, school, daycare, and more.

- Get your kid to help with chores by naming him "Mom's Special Assistant."
- Get your kid moving by racing her to the corner.
- Get your kid to share by suggesting he trade instead.

Plus, for those rare moments when everything fails, we've included two sheets of "bribe stickers" guaranteed to transform the most terrible toddler into a well-behaved angel.

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Fun

I don't have any children but began buying this book for friends who were having babies. I think the ideas in this book are fun and my pregnant friends and now-parents find them amusing with lots of good ideas that turn daily activities into games that really will scam your kid.


very good ideas!

very funny and enlightening on how to really get you kids to agree to do things. It's mostly lighthearted good, fun advice. I bought the book and have really enjoyed reading it.


Bring This Book Back!!

I cannot understand WHY this book is no longer available! Thankfully, I was able to get a copy, but it shouldn't be this hard. In fact, they should give you this book along with "What To Expect..." when you leave the hospital! I loved how it comes up with creative and fun solutions to everyday problems. Please put this book back into print, for Mothers everywhere!

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"This is the book your toddler doesn't want you to read"

How to Con Your Kid is another great offering from the folks over at Quirk Books. With fun, upbeat prose, the authors suggest ways to con your kids into keeping their clothes on (are you dealing with an inveterate nudist?), meet strangers without hiding, let you leave them in the care of others, survive an airplane trip, and play alone, among others. Heck, my husband could use many of the airplane trip tips on me!

Each chapter consists of the groundwork for the con, the basic cons, the short cons (one-liners), games to play, songs to sing, and what to do if your child is on to you. This isn't a dry child-rearing tome, so don't pick it up looking for an academic treatment of the subject. With that said, the entire book follows a terrific child-rearing philosophy, without stating it directly. All the cons are stated in a positive light. The short cons are questions with two choices, both of them positive for the parent (Do you want to put back the stuffed animal or should I? I am going to pick up your socks, so are you picking up your shirts or pants? Do you want a bubble bath or swimming bath tonight?) We've all heard that the average child hears the word "no" more than 400 times a day (per a UCLA study), so this book is a refreshing example of how to parent with positive statements. All the suggestions incorporate a positive attitude from the parent (talking about the doctor as a personal friend, practicing staging a hair salon at home, etc.), which should rub off on your kid.

Many suggestions also recommend avoiding forbidden fruit; a parent can orchestrate moderation to keep their kid on an even keel. The chapter on chores breaks out chores by age level and recommends establishing a routine and giving your kids responsibility. The advice on dealing with crying is pure genius--and you'll have to pick the book up to find out why.

The finale is a half dozen charts to track and reward good behavior with the included stickers. You get big bang for your buck with this small format hardcover.

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It's helpful.

I heard of this book in a magazine (like Woman's Day or Family Circle) and the advertisement made it sound like this deep wonderful book of solutions to help you get things done with your kids. So I rushed to my library to get it ~~ and imagine my disappointment when I saw how tiny it was.

I took it home as I thought perhaps it would be helpful. I skimmed through it and to my disappointment it wasn't anything new or different from what I have been trying already. For one thing, my boys don't do well with bribes, stickers, a toy jar (used as an example to stop whining) or anything like that. I know that these things do work for other parents, but we've tried them and it doesn't work for us.

However, do not let my review stop you from checking this book out ~~ I highly encourage parents to check this little book out as it may have solutions for YOU. Everyone is different and this book does offer tried solutions that work for a lot of kids. What works for me may not work for you and vice versa. It is a cute little book designed to capture your attention. It is full of creative ideas and solutions.

It just wasn't what I needed or had in mind.

1-17-06

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