Run Kevin Leman's *Have a New Kid by Friday* as six class meetings, one session a week. Play the video, then let parents talk. It is a discussion, not a lecture.
Parents are the audience. Children are not.
Who it is for
Parents in a class or small group. A Sunday School elective fits. A church-wide parenting emphasis fits. Pick a night they can keep for six weeks.
The six meetings
Take them in order. Sampson does not list a minute count for these sessions on the product page—play the session, then talk.
- Monday — Wake Up to Reality. Breaking free from the parent trap.
- Tuesday — Caution: Children Growing Up Here. What kids need that parents must deliver.
- Wednesday — Staying Connected to Be Respected.
- Thursday — Check Your Attitude at the Door.
- Friday — The Amazing Race for Self-Esteem.
- Fun Day — Leman secrets for enjoying the journey.
What the leader does
Start on time. Play the session. Stop the player.
Ask what sounded like their house. Open the workbook to that session. The leader is not a second Kevin Leman. The video already taught. Your job is to draw parents out.
The kit and make-up
The kit is $149.95 for this series with streaming, a reproducible workbook, and a leader guide.
A parent who misses a week watches that session at home on the streaming password, or on STREAMALL if the church has the full catalog, before the next class.
Other parenting series
This guide stays on Have a New Kid by Friday. For discipline, teens, blended homes, or other topics, see parenting studies. Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours and the rest of the Leman line live there.
Studies in this guide
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Questions churches ask
How many weeks is the class?
Six weeks, one session per week. Monday through Friday and Fun Day are the six video sessions in order. Do not stack two in one night unless you are doing a special make-up.
Do both parents need to come?
One parent can carry the class, but both parents in the home should watch when you can. The workbook talk works best when both have heard the same session.
Can we use it on Sunday morning?
Yes, as a parenting elective, a small group, or a church-wide emphasis. Children are not in the room for the video. Nursery or class for kids is your call.
What if we only want the book?
This guide is for the Sampson video class with the reproducible workbook and leader guide. The book alone is not the church study we sell.