In Boys Should Be Boys, paediatrician and bestselling author Meg Meeker M.D. helps parents restore the delights of boyhood and enable today’s boys to become the mature, confident and thoughtful men of tomorrow. Boys will always be boys–rambunctious, adventurous, and curious, climbing trees, playing footy, and pushing their growing bodies to the limit as part of the rite of passage into manhood. But today our sons face an increasingly hostile world that doesn’t value the high-spirited, magical nature of boys. In a collective call to let our boys be boys, Dr. Meeker explores the secrets to boyhood, including: * Why rules and boundaries are crucial–and why boys feel lost without them * How the outdoors is still the best playground, offering the sense of adventure that only Mother Nature can provide * The essential ways to preserve a boy’s innocence (and help him grow up) * The pitfalls parents face when talking to their sons * Why moody and rebellious boys are not normal–and how to address such behaviour * How and when the ‘big’ questions in life should be discussed: why he is here, what his purpose is, and why he is important. Parents are blessed with intuition and heart, but raising sons is a daunting responsibility. This uplifting guide makes the job a little easier.
Meg Meeker, M.D. is America’s leading authority on parenting, teens, and children’s health, and has spent thirty years practicing paediatric and adolescent medicine and counselling teenagers and parents. She lives in northern Michigan, where she shares a practice with her husband, Walter. Learn more about the physician Dave Ramsey calls ‘America’s Mother’ at meekerparenting.com.
* Meg Meeker is a paediatrician and the bestselling author of Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters. She has over 30 years of experience practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine in the United States and is a teen health expert. * With an exclusive Australian introduction, this uplifting and empowering parenting guide includes facts, stories and inspiration and is an easy and practical read for parents. The book covers everything from peer pressure and influences on behaviour to hormones and moods; navigating technology use; the power of encouragement; the need for boundaires and rules; the influence of mothers, the importance of fathers, and more. Publicity: * Coverage including reviews and interviews with the author in national newspapers including The Guardian and The Australian; radio including 2GB and 3AW; podcasts including Parental as Anything (ABC); features in parenting publications and blogs including KidSpot (956k reach), The Natural Parent Magazine (312k reach), Stay at Home Mum (530k reach), My Child Magazine (14k reach), and more. *Natasha Robinson, The Australian.
