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Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
Meg Meeker
Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men
Ballantine Books
April 2014
On Sale: April 8, 2014
368 pages ISBN: 0345518098 EAN: 9780345518095 Kindle: B00G1IYIQM Hardcover / e-Book
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Self-Help Relationships
Meg Meeker, M.D., acclaimed author of Strong Fathers, Strong
Daughters, now turns to an equally powerful relationship in
the family: the one between mother and son.
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.
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 about
• the need for mothers to exercise courage and be bolder and
more confident about advising and directing their boys
• the crucial role mothers play in expressing love to sons
in healthy ways so they learn to respect and appreciate
women as they grow up
• the importance of teaching sons about the values of hard
work, community service, and a well-developed inner life
• the natural traps mothers of boys often fall into—and how
to avoid them
• 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
limitations
• 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 fire
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.
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