RAISING BOYS (Steve Biddulph)

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With humour, honesty, and practical knowledge, Raising Boys helps parents navigate every stage of their son's life by focusing on the developmental needs that are unique to boys.

Raising a happy, loving, responsible boy in today's world can be challenging. Steve Biddulph looks at the most important issues in a boy's development from birth to manhood. With gentle humour and proven wisdom backed by decades of experience as a family psychologist and father, he shows parents how to provide the firm, loving guidance that boys need. Updates include recent findings on hearing problems specific to boys and statistics on boys and driving.

Biddulph also discusses:

• The three stages of boyhood, and how to help them go smoothly.
• Testosterone! How it changes behaviour and what to do about it.
• How our sons' brains are different from our daughters'.
• Common syndromes that afflect boys, such as "kitchen blindness" and "dyslaundria".
• How to help boys cultivate a caring attitude toward sex.
• Questions to assist in finding boy-friendly schools.

PUBLICATION DATE: Jul 2008