Notes
This book has practical examples and case studies to help all mothers raising boys, with particular comfort for single mothers worried about the lack of men in their sons’ lives. Whether you are a mum, a harassed grandparent, or a guardian raising boys who may not be your sons but are your boys all the same, this book is for you. If you want a book with effective strategies instead of platitudes, and real solutions instead of catch-phrases, and chapters that deal with the real world of raising boys, then this book is the one!Contents
Contents : Preface - a tough crowd; Introduction - why I should have gone with the more dramatic title; PART ONE : THE PREFLIGHT BRIEFING - Boyology : the three stages of the little man; what mums want; a curious paradox; my glasshouse and a handful of stones; PART TWO : THE GREAT BIG BOY DEBATE - is the sky really falling; the boy brain : fact or fad; it turns out Dad’s not lazy, in in his genes; Digging a little deeper in the ‘boy brain’; the bit where I eat a slice of freshly baked humble pie; the crisis in boys’ education - or is there; throwing like a girl : the gender similarities hypothesis; PART THREE : MASCULINITY : ON THE NATURE OF BOYS - Man stuff : masculinity in the new millenium; personality : everything changes, and everything remains the same; values maketh the man; PART FOUR : RAISING BOYS IN THE REAL WORLD - communication : the language of boys; lion taming : managing boys behaviour; crime : when good boys go bad; dropkick dads; school; extracurricular activities; how to be a cool mum; EPILOGUE - trouble in shoe-topia; Endnotes;
