RAISING RESILIENT SONS

RAISING RESILIENT SONS by Colleen Kessler

While at the homeschool convention I sat in on a class taught by The Real Moms Tour (Pam Barnhill, Sarah MacKenzie, and Colleen Kessler). I tend to find most of their suggestions good, practical information. I stopped by their booth and picked up a few resources. One of them was Colleen Kessler's Raising Resilient Sons.

Kessler's book begins with a peek into her early ideas about raising a boy and how they quickly changed! She desired to raise her son without guns and violence. He could play with trucks and cars and baby dolls, so a soft, caring side would develop. That wasn't quite what ended up happening! (I always appreciate when we establish right out of the gate that there is a clear difference between boys and girls.) This little boy had some thoughts and ideas all his own!

Just as I expected there was a lot of practical advice offered. She covers topics like self-control, relationships, and resiliency from young boys to teenagers. There are lots of real-life examples along with scientific studies. Since this book was written during the pandemic, there is a lot dedicated to handling difficult situations and how to walk those times with our sons.

This would be a good book on your own or grab a group of moms with a boy (or boys) and start reading!