Raising Boys - Steve Biddulph New softcover book 3rd edition

RAISING BOYS

by STEVE BIDDULPH

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New softcover book, 224 pages. Third edition, published September 2008

Why boys are different - and how to help them become happy and well-balanced men

This book altered the whole approach to boys in government policy, schools, and of course at home - the first parenting book ever to be a number one bestseller in Australia, with more than a million copies sold it is still hugely popular even in countries like Brazil, Japan, South Africa, and Northern Ireland. Covers both the social forces and the biological and hormonal forces that make a boy what he is, and how to use these to help boys be safe, caring, energetic, and in love with life.

Boys worldwide have three times the death rate of girls, and are disappearing from higher education, while girls do better and better. This book is incredibly timely, and much loved by parents. The three stages of boyhood. What mothers can do. What fathers can do. What if you are a single mother? Finding a boy-friendly school. Boys and sport. Boys and sex. Ideal for mothers who are just not sure if they understand boys, and for fathers who want to play an active role in raising their son.

A phenomenal bestseller across the world, Raising Boys has helped millions of parents to understand what makes boys tick, from birth right through to late teens.

In this easy-to-read book, Steve Biddulph shares powerful stories and gives practical and honest advice to parents so they can recognise the different stages of boyhood and learn how to raise happy, confident and kind young men. This expanded and updated third edition explores some important topics:

• How ADHD and other disorders may be caused by stress in the first year of life.

• Whether boys should start school later than girls.

• Help for single mothers raising sons.

• How to choose a sport that does more good than harm.

• What we can do about boys and binge drinking.

• What science can tell us about teenage boys and driving – and how we can keep our sons safe.

Raising Boys offers real-life situations, thought-provoking insights, humour and help!

About the author:

 Steve Biddulph is one of the world’s best known psychologists.  His books are in four million homes and 27 languages,  and he has influenced the way we look at children and especially in recent years, the raising of boys.   He believes that as the world economy slows down, we need to rediscover community and find time to love our families, our earth, and those who share our lives. Steve and Shaaron Biddulph together combine skills in nursing, psychology, science and social work, and have talked to over 100,000 parents worldwide. Steve has also written the bestselling books Manhood and, with his wife Shaaron, The Secret of Happy Children, More Secrets of Happy Children, Raising a Happy Child and The Making of Love

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Raising Boys 3rd Edition by Steve Biddulph