“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.
By:
Maggie Dent
Imprint: Pennington Publications
Country of Publication: Australia
ISBN: 9780994563279
ISBN 10: 0994563272
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 20 September 2018
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1 Gender Explored Chapter 2 Understanding The Main Biological Drivers Of Modern-Day Cave Men And Cave Women Chapter 3 Boys Are Not Tough, Especially Little Ones Chapter 4 Transitioning Little Boys From Home To Care, To Big School Chapter 5 Some More Interesting Things About Boys Chapter 6 Helping Our Boys To Become Good Friends Chapter 7 Mothering Rooster Sons And Lamb Sons Chapter 8 Movement And Play For Little Warriors Chapter 9 Mummy Do You Love Me? Chapter 10 When Boys Muck Up Chapter 11 Stop Hitting, Hurting And Shaming Our Boys Chapter 12 Avoiding The Mother Wound Chapter 13 Helping Boys Understand Death And Loss Chapter 14 A Good Dog Can Help Raise Boys Who Care More Chapter 15 Food, Fun And Farts
