Your Kids Are Your Own Fault: A Guide For Raising Responsible, Productive Adults

I love Larry Winget's works. I have a couple of his other audiobooks and while I have had a dressing down provided by Mr. Winget in regards to behaviour I exhibited in regards to my finances - what he said was right. I couldn't argue. That's what you will get in this book. Common sense, direct and in your face guidance that you cannot argue with. There are no strict guidelines or techniques but there is an ABUNDANCE of information about how to raise responsible, productive adults. That's what you're doing - raising adults, not raising children. If you are responsible for guiding the life of a burgeoning adult, and are able to look at your behaviour and the future adult's behaviour candidly and honestly you will get LOTS out of this book!

If you have read any of Winglet???s material or listened to him on TV, you know he doesn't worry about hurting anyone???s feelings. I thought this book was great for anyone who has kids living under their roof (regardless of the kid???s age). You may not agree with everything Larry has to say but his point blank, in your face style of making you pointing out the problem has irrefutable truths. I think it???s great that Larry narrated the book ??? you won???t be disappointed in the listening. Love him or hate him, his common sense approach is hard to argue with.

Loved this book, it proves what I have been saying all along...if you talk to your kids, they will listen. And yes, the way your kids are really is YOUR fault. Who else do they have to learn from during their first few years of life?

This is my first Larry Winget book and I love it. He puts you on track to raise responsible adults and makes you look at what you're doing (or not doing) with your kids today. As a parent of a teenager I can relate to just about everything Larry has to say, from the current state of our young people to how we are raising our kids and why they are turning out the way that they are. It made me take a hard look at myself and I've resolved to "fix me and my parenting" so that my son will benefit and turn out to be a better adult.

Not a good book if you don't want to hear the plan hard truth! Otherwise you will love it! He said everything that we already knew deep down inside; brought it out and slapped you up side your head with it. Also bringing to light many things that could help that I didn't really think of.

GREAT BOOK! Thanks

Larry does it again!
He uses his straight to the point personality to focus the problem where it belongs, on the parents. As parents we need to wake up and take care of our kids - bravo Larry. I am listening a second time too.

I don't usually take the time to write reviews but I loved this book so much I decided a review was in order. I'm a clinical psychologist and I work with lots of parents and teens. The sugar coated messages conveyed by most parenting books are doing families a terrible disservice with disastrous results. Mr. Winget's style is not for the faint of heart or those who don't want to hear ideas that will make them uncomfortable. I think the author successfully walks the line between being "in your face" and maintaining intelligent humor and credibility. Usually when I see an audiobook narrated by the author I'm hesitant to buy it because often the author believes s/he is a better narrator than s/he is. Not so with this book. Mr. Wingets reading of his own book adds a great deal to the overall experience of it. This book is a rare jewel and I will be recommending it to clients who need a wake up call or just want some straight talk about being the best parent they can be.

Larry Winget does a very good job in pointing out a lot of the "issues" that parents face in trying to raise the current generation of kids.

If you're past the 35 years of age mark, then you'll get a lot of what the author is talking about and how so much of all of that is missing in today's parenting and the youth of today.

If you're under 35... forget it!!! Unless you're willing to really take the time to understand a time when "the rod wasn't spared" or "children are meant to be seen and not heard", or having the "mixing of church and State in politics, education and every strata of society", then you'll understand what the author points out that so much what's missing in today's child rearing, are the good old fashioned values that used to be in society.

I spend a great deal of time traveling internationally, and I can really see a real life comparison of societies that still respect their elders and parents, and where we're headed here in America and throughout the Western world.

Author Larry Winget points all of this out and more in a humorous and straight forward approach that makes reading this book fun and enjoyable... yet, very informative.

Good reading and highly recommended for all!

I would and I did. If you got kids, want kids, then you need to hear it.

His other books

I really like the real stories he tells. It is real information and not some practical book.

Better ways to understand and communicate with your kids.

I really like the feedback he used from his face book audience. I give it a 5 star, but then again I like all his books.

Please listen now!

Taking responsibility for your actions.

Love his style and attitude. He needs to narrate ALL of his books.

How to raise responsible adults.

A must listen even, if you think you are a "good" parent. :-)