Raising a Son: Parents and the Making of a Healthy Man - Softcover

Elium, Don; Elium, Jeanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1587611945 ISBN 13: 9781587611940

Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed, 2004

Synopsis

Boys pose special challenges for today’s stressed parents. In Raising A Son, the Eliums embrace the challenges--and the joys--of raising boys with compassion, commitment, experience, patience, and humor. This fully updated and expanded edition follows the psychological development of boys from infancy to young adulthood. Look for new sections on: 
 
· media and violence 
· the “boy code” 
· age-appropriate morality 
· the out-of-control son 
· triggers for aggression 
· when and how to get help
· coping with guilt 
· the highly sensitive son
· triggers for withdrawal 
· why he gets overwhelmed 
· hypersensitivity and ADD 
· the right role models

About this title

From the Publisher:

* Fully revised parenting classic that follows the psychological development of boys from infancy through to early adulthood. Appropriate for new and experienced parents.

* All-new sections on the media and violence, the "boy code" and age-appropriate morality, and the Out-of-Control Son and the Highly Sensitive Son.

* Previous editions have sold more than 225,000 copies.

About the Author:

Don Elium is a marriage, family and child counselor. Jeanne Elium is a writer and communications facilitator at the East Bay Waldorf School. They live in Walnut Creek, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1587611945
• ISBN 13: 9781587611940
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 348