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Raising Boys
- Why Boys are Different - and How to Help Them Become Happy and Well-Balanced Men
- Narrated by: Damien Warren-Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
A word of mouth bestseller which has become one of the best loved and most successful books in the parenting field. With around 20% new material, Steve Biddulph’s Raising Boys is to be re-released this month with some startling new research on what helps – and what harms – boys.
In this expanded and updated edition, Steve Biddulph shares 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.
Boys need to be parented in a different way from girls with their own very special psychological and physical make-up. Home, society and education have failed boys badly – and these failures lead to unhappy men who cannot fully become happy, responsible, emotionally-confident adults.
While it is essential that boys spend more time learning about manhood from their fathers, Biddulph updates his classic to include helpful information for mothers and single mothers with baby boys.
This extended edition explores some important topics:
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• How ADHD may be caused by stress in the first year of life.
• Whether boys should start school later than girls.
• How important it is to let boys cry, and how crying helps avoid violence, suicide, and risky behaviour.
• Two completely new stages of boyhood we didn’t know about: the FULL ON FOURS and the EMOTIONAL EIGHTS
• 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 parents real-life situations, thought-provoking insights, humour and help.
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Critic reviews
‘a mix of Billy Connelly and Dr Spock … Steve Biddulph is a publishing phenomenon’ The Times
‘Steve’s advice is easy to follow – and more importantly, it works.’ BBC Family Life Magazine
‘When you find a guru willing to change his mind when evidence and humanity prompt, you rejoice. For me, Steve Biddulph – one of the most popular [parenting gurus] in the world, with four million books sold – is the man.’
Libby Purves, The Times
‘Biddulph… has a built-in feel good factor. Parenting books too often make one fell inadequate, but Biddulph’s left me refreshed and optimistic.’
The Express
‘Packed full of pithy wisdom on what it is to move from boyhood to manhood and how to help your (not-so) little one on his way.’
The Independent
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- Charlotte Giles
- 15-06-18
Fantastic advice for a single Mum
Fantastic advice for a single Mum where two young sons have bo males influences currently in their lives. Highly recommend!
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- AH
- 25-10-23
Some useful information for Parents
This has some useful and thought provoking insights for parents of boys. However it does lean to very stereotypical roles for mums and dads and society and is somewhat dated now in terms of society and the family of today. I would look past some of these grating opinions and focus on the science of hormones and basic psychological supports that boys need to help them grow into responsible adults.
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- S
- 16-05-24
so helpful if you have a sin or working at school
highly recommend it, it's brilliant book if you work at primary school or if you have son
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- Gaz
- 17-04-19
some fantastic learning and information
Don't hesitate to buy this book. If you have a boy, this is a must listen. So many useful things to know and think about,. Gary, UK.
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- attila csaji
- 04-03-18
Well needed help to to be Fathers and Mothers
Very good audio for young parents and parents to be. Needed basics included. Narrator ok a bit vague at the beginning but got better to the end. Thank you.
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- charlotte
- 22-09-17
Brilliant
This book has sat on my bookshelf unread for the past 5 years. Listening as an audiobook was a revelation as passed the time doing mundane jobs such as laundry or driving. It's an absolutely brilliant book and so useful. I recommend it to all mums/dads of boys!
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- Lucycrabtree
- 15-01-21
good book
Do not agree with sexual advice and behaviour-as a christian that takes away a star. Otherwise lots of good stuff.
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- Martine
- 14-07-17
Brought me to tears
This is a great book for parents of a boy or boys. I'm a mum but this should be required reading for dads. I am totally motivated to instigate planning my boy's coming of age ceremony. I'm thinking a man-camp or canoeing trip. Will listen to all Steve's books that are available. My psychotherapist recommended this author and I am richer for it. Knowledge is power and I have been concerned about the father-son relationship and about the teenage years. This book has practical advice and I'm now feeling confident and excited to help our family and I also want to reach out to other families with boys. Brilliant!
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- Anonymous User
- 27-01-22
An awakening!
As a primary school teacher and single mother of a ten year old boy, this book has truly been an awakening for me. So much of what Steve says makes perfect sense. It makes me question so much about our education system in the UK and dream how different it could be. If only the politicians and educational policy writers would listen, this generation could be ‘saved’ in more ways than one.
I am currently teaching a class of 5-7 year olds in Somerset, UK and I can identify so many of these boys that are made to conform just in my own class. I am going to recommend this book to my headteacher, and highly recommend all teachers to read /listen to this life changing book. I was also interested in the reference to www.theritejourney.com and would love to find out more about this. All our boys deserve us to read this book!
With regard to my personal situation with my 10 year old son, I have made finding positive male role models a big priority. I understand the importance and significance of this. Please read this, you won’t regret it!
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- incuspo
- 16-07-17
A little heavy on the stereotypes.
Stereotypical views of male society overall but some good points to note too. Worth a listen if you have a boy or work with them.
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