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Raising Boys in the 21st Century
- Completely Updated and Revised
- Narrated by: Damien Warren-Smith
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
A word-of-mouth best seller which has become one of the best loved and most successful books in the parenting field. With around 20 percent new material, Steve Biddulph’s Raising Boys is to be rereleased 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 makeup. 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:
- 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)
"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)
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- Paul Foster
- 12-08-19
Very informative!
Great book, very informative giving you thinks to think about that you might not have. With 2 boys under the age of 10 I’m glad I read this now!
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- FFCBADGER
- 18-02-19
Incredible read for mums and dads
This is a well narrated, information packed book giving some great insights and pointers on what works with raising boys. There are plenty of facts and anecdotes to back lots of the advice given and I've happily recommended this to friends.
One point I would make is that I think at times it gets a little repetitive, I'd rather it went deeper on fewer subjects
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- Andrei Husar
- 10-11-22
Thank you
Thank you for this book, it really helped me to better understand my relationship with my son, and also understand myself better, a lot more better. Again thank you, for me this was probably a life changing read. Will tell you more in a few years.
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- Meme
- 01-11-19
brilliant book
i loved it have bought a copy for my brother. thank you so much x
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- KEVIN MCGOVERN
- 12-04-19
A must read for you parents (and educators) of boys
A well balanced, informative book on boys and how to help them on their journey to manhood. Highly recommended!
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- Dave Woodall
- 04-08-22
a must read
this book gave me so much to think about how I can best raise my son. balanced and comprehensive. highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 31-12-23
3.6 not great , not terrible .
A couple of chapter are a bit to woke for me, I think there are better books for people expecting a boy like the boy crisis " by warren farrell and John Grey, that where I woud start.
This book could be usefu to some who is super hopeless, and was raised in a cave.
It doesn't seem to cover a wide range of issues, just circils around the same general area.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-10-19
Interesting if you have sons
Interesting listen/ read if you have sons in 21st Century..
Excellent analysis & well written.
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- Cillian
- 08-06-21
Good perspective
Easy listen. Good perspective. Covers a lot of topics. Bookmarks at the ready.
Calm voice and very well read
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- ROBERTO SEGALA
- 03-05-19
great insights.
great listen.. good insights for raising my son as I didn't have brothers. would recommend
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