How to get my son to read "Yes, Your parnts are crazy"

[prl49]

I just got your new book and I think it's great. How do I get my nearly18 year old son ( He certainly would agree with the title of the book of course) to look at it and even read it. He's a senior this year and very busy with homework, college stuff, and his friends. I think this book could help him not only in his dealing with us parents but with dealing with all the craziness of his 18 year old life. Any suggestions would be great! I'm sure if he thinks I think he should read it that it must be a waste of time. A cash reward for every page read is not affordable!

[cgmom]

Just thought I'd pass along a little info on how I handled your same situation. The book is great!!! I feel if I can get my son to read the book, especially the chapters on Your Culture and Your Parents, it would be a big help right now with some issues we're dealing with. He's a junior in high school and taking a psychology class he loves with a teacher he respects. I ordered two copies, kept them hidden at home, and called his teacher. His teacher is going to try to introduce the book in his class as an extra credit assignment or figure out some way to get our son to read it. If I ask him to or even if I leave it laying around I know he won't. I told his teacher if he likes the book and can use more copies in his class, I'll donate more. I haven't heard anything yet as to whether he's reading it or not, but it's only been a few days. Hope this helps a little. Good luck!

[Mike Bradley]

Dear Parents,
You might try what I tried with my own 14-year-old. I just left it out where he'd see it. The cover seems to grab kids and cause them to start to flip through the book.
That's when they run into the interior cartoons and quotes. These hopefully hook the kids into wondering what the significance of each 'toon and quote is.
I'm afraid that's about as good as it gets. When I asked Ross (my son) if he read it he said, "About half of it." When I asked what he thought he said, "It's well-written but cheesey." When I asked what "cheesey" meant, he shrugged "You wouldn't understand" and he walked away.
Sound familiar?
Let me know how you make out.