Mothering Our Boys: A Guide for Mums of Sons by Maggie Dent (English) Paperback

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"Maggie is earthy and real, full of love and knowledge, especially on raising sons." – Steve BiddulphIf we can see the world through boys' eyes a little better, we will make different choices in the way we mother them… and we will find them less confusing, and love them more deeply…Mothers of sons are worried about raising their boys in a world where negative images of masculinity are front and centre of our media, almost every day. Not only that, but statistically our boys are still struggling in many ways.Even though we live in a time where we recognise that nothing in gender is fixed, it remains a fact that the influence of a mother on her son is massive.A mother of four sons herself, Maggie Dent draws on her personal experience – and over four decades work as a teacher, counsellor and now author and speaker – to help build understanding, empathy and compassion for our boys.Maggie shares her five key secrets that every mum needs to know, and uses the voices of men she has worked with and surveyed to reveal what really matters in a boy's relationship with his mother and other mother figures.Maggie is one of Australia's most popular parenting educators and her seminars about boys have sold out all across Australia and in the UK. She is finally sharing her insights, her reflections, and (as always) her humour around mothering boys in this book that will help you be the mum your son needs you to be.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Commonly known as the "queen of common sense", Maggie Dent has become one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience.Maggie's experience includes teaching, counselling, and working in palliative care/funeral services and suicide prevention. Maggie is an advocate for the healthy, common-sense raising of children in order to strengthen families and communities. She is a passionate, positive voice for children of all ages.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Gender ExploredChapter 2 Understanding The Main Biological Drivers Of Modern-Day Cave Men And Cave WomenChapter 3 Boys Are Not Tough, Especially Little OnesChapter 4 Transitioning Little Boys From Home To Care, To Big SchoolChapter 5 Some More Interesting Things About BoysChapter 6 Helping Our Boys To Become Good FriendsChapter 7 Mothering Rooster Sons And Lamb SonsChapter 8 Movement And Play For Little WarriorsChapter 9 Mummy Do You Love Me?Chapter 10 When Boys Muck UpChapter 11 Stop Hitting, Hurting And Shaming Our BoysChapter 12 Avoiding The Mother WoundChapter 13 Helping Boys Understand Death And LossChapter 14 A Good Dog Can Help Raise Boys Who Care MoreChapter 15 Food, Fun And Farts

Long Description

_Maggie is earthy and real, full of love and knowledge, especially on raising sons._ _ Steve Biddulph If we can see the world through boys_ eyes a little better, we will make different choices in the way we mother them_ and we will find them less confusing, and love them more deeply_Mothers of sons are worried about raising their boys in a world where negative images of masculinity are front and centre of our media, almost every day. Not only that, but statistically our boys are still struggling in many ways. Even though we live in a time where we recognise that nothing in gender is fixed, it remains a fact that the influence of a mother on her son is massive. A mother of four sons herself, Maggie Dent draws on her personal experience _ and over four decades work as a teacher, counsellor and now author and speaker _ to help build understanding, empathy and compassion for our boys. Maggie shares her five key secrets that every mum needs to know, and uses the voices of men she has worked with and surveyed to reveal what really matters in a boy_s relationship with his mother and other mother figures. Maggie is one of Australia_s most popular parenting educators and her seminars about boys have sold out all across Australia and in the UK. She is finally sharing her insights, her reflections, and (as always) her humour around mothering boys in this book that will help you be the mum your son needs you to be.

Details ISBN0994563272 Author Maggie Dent Pages 340 Publisher Pennington Publications, Australia Year 2018 ISBN-10 0994563272 ISBN-13 9780994563279 Format Paperback Imprint Pennington Publications, Australia Subtitle A Guide for Mums of Sons Place of Publication Murwillumbah Country of Publication Australia Short Title Mothering Our Boys Language English DEWEY 649.132 Publication Date 2018-09-20 NZ Release Date 2018-09-20 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-09-19 We've got this

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