For me, the most profound was that kids between 7 and 12 can't understand adult logic, even if you use simple words in their vocabulary. The next trick I tried for one of the kid's birthdays - I saved money, bought fewer gifts, and got THE gift that was really wanted, not just a fad gift. The third trick will start this weekend - getting the kids to eat vegetables!

Almost like having a manual for raising kids! Hospitals should provide this books as part of the New Parents gift bag.


All Parents Should Have This Book   April 15, 2003
 13 out of 15 found this review helpful

I have often wondered why you need a license to drive a car, but not to raise a child. The twists and turns you navigate while learning to be a parent will certainly rival the curviest road. Dr. Buff is wonderfully insightful and hilariously funny! This is the Owner's Manual they should send home from the hospital with new parents! Dr. Buff - Thanks for straightening the curves!


Dr. Buff does it again!   June 23, 2003
 13 out of 15 found this review helpful

As a grandmother, watching my children raise families of their own is a wonderful experience. But, as we all know, we need a little help now and then. When I read Cheap Psychological Tricks for Parents by Dr. Perry Buffington I knew help was here! I immediately passed the book along to my daughter and then my daughter-in-law who both have toddlers and school age children.

The book is well-written, easy to read and holds the attention of the reader to the end. As I read the book I was taken back to the time when my children were little (especially in the chapter "Eat Your Veggies"). How many times did I struggle trying to make my kids eat those veggies, and how many times have I watched my kid/parents do the same thing? Well, Dr. Buff
settled that argument - just hide the veggies inside something the kids do like.

Thanks Dr. Buff. Your other books have been great and we'll be looking forward to your next release.


Finally...the manual I've been looking for!   May 29, 2003
 11 out of 13 found this review helpful

My wife and I always joked about losing the 'manual' on childraising. We have been so pleased with this book! It covers every age (we have a 12 and 6 year old) and it's helped us out of many tight spots. We actually learned a thing or two ourselves.


A must read for the favorite Auntie!   February 26, 2005
 9 out of 10 found this review helpful

Read this book, even if you don't have kids of your own. I am the favorite aunt to three little darlings, and Dr. Buff's parenting book helped me learn the tricks to providing a wonderful experience when Mom was not around! Of course, as Dr. Buff will tell you on the radio, TV or in one of his fantastic lecture sessions, consistency is the key to raising children. That's why I bought this wonderful book for my sister, and she keeps it by her bedside as a reference book.