BOYS SHOULD BE BOYS: 7 SECRETS TO RAISING HEALTHY SONS

BOYS SHOULD BE BOYS: 7 SECRETS TO RAISING HEALTHY SONS by Dr. Meg Meeker, M.D.

I honestly didn't know what to expect when I opened the cover of this book. In today's world we can get a lot of varying opinions on how to raise a son. Even though this book was published in 2008, someone recently recommended it as a book I might enjoy, and they were right!

Author Dr. Meeker has worked with kids and teens for many years in her pediatric practice (25 years at the time of this book's publishing) as well as being a mom of 4 adult children. To say she's "seen it all" would probably about cover it. Her practical wisdom and knowledge will pull your heartstrings one moment and have you nodding in agreement in another. She is upfront with us as parents. She doesn't pull any punches. She handles topics that we would expect such as time outdoors, gaming, electronics, speeding, moods, sex, etc. However she also tackles subjects like the relationship of a boy and his mother, the relationship of a boy and his father, what to do if Dad isn't present, and while she doesn't include a lot of information about faith, she does dedicate a chapter to the effect she has seen of "faith" on boys in her practice. I found this book to be both affirming and eye-opening for me as a mother of a teenage son. It is one I will keep as a possibility for a further book club pick in the future. By the way, Dr. Meeker has a book about raising girls that is in my TBR pile.