Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons

InBoysShouldBeBoys,oneofourmosttrustedauthoritieshelpsparentsrestorethedelightsofboyhoodandenabletoday’sboystobecomethemature,confident,andthoughtfulmenoftomorrow.Boyswillalwaysbeboys–rambunctious,adventurous,andcurious,climbingtrees,buildingforts,playingtacklefootball,andpushingtheirgrowingbodiestothelimitaspartoftheriteofpassageintomanhood.Buttodayoursonsfaceanincreasinglyhostileworldthatdoesn’tvaluethehigh-spirited,magicalnatureofboys.Inacollectivecalltoletourboysbeboys,Dr.MegMeekerexploresthesecretstoboyhood,including•whyrulesandboundariesarecrucial–andwhyboysfeellostwithoutthem•howtheoutdoorsisstillthebestplayground,offeringthesenseofadventurethatonlyMotherNaturecanprovide•theessentialwaystopreserveaboy’sinnocence(andhelphimgrowup)•thepitfallsmomsanddadsfacewhentalkingtotheirsons•whymoodyandrebelliousboysarenotnormal–andhowtoaddresssuchbehavior•howandwhenthe“big”questionsinlifeshouldbediscussed:whyheishere,whathispurposeis,andwhyheisimportantParentsareblessedwithintuitionandheart,butraisingsonsisadauntingresponsibility.Thisupliftingguidemakesthejobalittleeasier.