Internationally recognized expert on raising and educating boys, Dr. Tim Hawkes shows parents of tween and teen boys how to approach difficult but important conversations. Every parent of a teenage boy knows there are certain conversations they must have with their son but often they put them off--or worse, don't have them at all--because they simply don't know where to start. In Ten Conversations You Must Have With Your Son, Dr. Hawkes provides parents with the essential information you need to negotiate your way through what can often be very difficult territory about the why, what, and how of ten key topics: love, identity, values, leadership, achievement, sex, money, health, living together, and resilience. Each chapter offers suggestions for how you can connect with your sons on these issues while sharing your own experiences and knowledge with your boys. A headmaster of 25 years, Dr. Hawkes is in a unique position to know what goes on inside the minds of teenage boys. He understands what they need to know to best prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities, challenges and demands that life will make on them. Ten Conversations You Must Have With Your Son is the one book anyone with a teenage son should read to help them prepare him for adulthood.

Ten Conversations You Must Have with Your Son: Preparing Your Son for a Happy and Successful Life

Parenting & Relationships

Hawkes, Tim

Family Relationships

TarcherPerigee

Every parent of a teenage boy knows there are certain conversations they must have with their son. But too often they put them off - or don't have them at all - because they simply don't know where to start. Internationally recognised in the field of raising and educating boys, Dr Tim Hawkes provides practical, accessible and invaluable advice about how to get these discussions started. Helping parents to negotiate their way through what can be difficult territory, Dr Hawkes explores the why, what and how of ten key topics: love, identity, values, leadership, achievement, sex, money, health, living together and resilience. For each topic, Dr Hawkes offers ideas about how parents can share their own experiences, values and knowledge with their sons. This book will help you prepare your son for adulthood.

Ten Conversations You Must Have With Your Son

Hachette Australia

Boys are sons and brothers and they become husbands, partners and fathers. But how well do our social, political and educational institutions help boys fulfil their promise and live lives that develop their values and talents? Boy oh Boy is a practical and highly entertaining resource for those who wish to understand the needs of boys and how to best meet those needs. Dr Tim Hawkes uses a refreshing mix of common sense and scholarly research in a book that gives hope and inspiration to those interested in helping boys. Some questions answered include: <ul>
<li>Are boys really in as much trouble as some people are suggesting? </li> <li>How can boys be helped to perform better at school? </li> <li>Are there ways to encourage boys to read more? </li> <li>What needs to be understood about boys, friendship and sex? </li> <li>How should the issue of aggression and bullying be handled? - How can boys become more socially responsible? </li> <li>Are there ways to encourage boys to have better relations with their parents? </li> </ul>
Dr Hawkes examines several additional topics including drugs, depression, sport &amp; body image and friendship &amp; sex.

Boy Oh Boy: How to Raise and Educate Boys

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Longman

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