STRONG MOTHERS, STRONG SONS

u003cbu003eA timely and empowering book featuring "solid, practical advice for women on how to properly nurture their sons" (u003ciu003eKirkus Reviewsu003c/iu003e).u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003e u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs her simultaneously pushes her away. Calling upon thirty years of experience as a pediatrician, Meg Meeker, M.D., a highly sought after national speaker, assistant professor of clinical medicine, and mother of four, shares the secrets that every mother needs to know in order to strengthen—or rebuild—her relationship with her son.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Boys today face unique challenges and pressures, and the burden on mothers to guide their boys through them can feel overwhelming. This empowering book offers a road map to help mothers find the strength and confidence to raise extraordinary sons by providing encouragement, education, and practical advice aboutu003cbru003e u003cbru003e • the need for mothers to exercise courage and be bolder and more confident about advising and directing their boysu003cbru003e • the crucial role mothers play in expressing love to sons in healthy ways so they learn to respect and appreciate women as they grow upu003cbru003e • the importance of teaching sons about the values of hard work, community service, and a well-developed inner lifeu003cbru003e • the natural traps mothers of boys often fall into—and how to avoid them u003cbru003e • the need for a mother to heal her own wounds with the men in her life so she can raise her son without baggage and limitationsu003cbru003e • the best ways to survive the moments when the going gets tough and a mom's natural ways of communicating—talking, analyzing, exploring—only fuel the fireu003cbru003e u003cbru003e When a mother holds her baby boy for the first time, she also instinctively knows something else: If she does her job right and raises her son with self-esteem, support, and wisdom, he will become the man she knows he was meant to be.