Raising a Son Parents and the Making of a Healthy Man

by Elium, Don; Elium, Jeanne

• ISBN13: 9781587611940
• ISBN10: 1587611945
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Celestial Arts

Summary

Boys pose special challenges for today’s stressed parents. In Raising A Son, the Eliums embrace the challenges--and the joys--of raising boys with compassion, commitment, experience, patience, and humor. This fully updated and expanded edition follows the psychological development of boys from infancy to young adulthood. Look for new sections on: 
 
• media and violence 
• the “boy code” 
• age-appropriate morality 
• the out-of-control son 
• triggers for aggression 
• when and how to get help
• coping with guilt 
• the highly sensitive son
• triggers for withdrawal 
• why he gets overwhelmed 
• hypersensitivity and ADD 
• the right role models

Author Biography

Don Elium is a marriage, family and child counselor. Jeanne Elium is a writer and communications facilitator at the East Bay Waldorf School. They live in Walnut Creek, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Part I Boys and Men---The Puzzle of Being Male
The Trouble with Boys	3	(6)
What Are Little Boys Made Of?	9	(28)
Men Are Made, Not Born	37	(20)
How to Successfully Grow a Boy: The Cultural Force	57	(26)
Part II The Parenting Team
Mom and Dad: The Parenting Partnership	83	(24)
Inner Guidance System: Feeling and Thinking	107	(24)
Fences: Making It Safe to Grow	131	(36)
The Positive Intent: Touching His Soul	167	(12)
When Love and Limits Aren't Enough: Attention Deficit Disorder and Other Neurologic Sensitivities	179	(34)
Part III From Cradle to Career
The Catch-Me-If-You-Can Years: From Birth to Seven	213	(28)
The I'm-On-My-Way-But-I-Don't-Know-Where-I'm-Going Years: Eight to Twelve	241	(28)
The Mr. Cool Years: Thirteen to Seventeen	269	(34)
The Graduate Years: Eighteen to Twenty-Nine	303	(14)
Index	317