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Ten Coversations You Must Have with your Son
Empowering parents to mentor and prepare their sons for life.
Every parent of a teenage boy knows there are certain conversations they must have with their son. But too often they put them off - or don't have them at all - because they simply don't know where to start. Internationally recognised in the field of raising and educating boys, Dr Tim Hawkes provides practical, accessible and invaluable advice about how to get these discussions started.
Helping parents to negotiate their way through what can be difficult territory, Dr Hawkes explores the why, what and how of ten key love, identity, values, leadership, achievement, sex, money, health, living together and resilience. For each topic, Dr Hawkes offers ideas about how parents can share their own experiences, values and knowledge with their sons.
This book will help you prepare your son for adulthood.
'this book is a starting point - of starting conversations that should be had in a fast-paced world' - Martina Simos, Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph, Adelaide Advertiser
'[Hawkes] reassure[s] parents they actually hold the answers to unleashing well adjusted men into the world' - Armadale Examiner (10/07/2014)
'Parents of boys should grab a copy Dr Tim Hawkes' book' - Sunday Canberra Times
Every parent of a teenage boy knows there are certain conversations they must have with their son. But too often they put them off - or don't have them at all - because they simply don't know where to start. Internationally recognised in the field of raising and educating boys, Dr Tim Hawkes provides practical, accessible and invaluable advice about how to get these discussions started.
Helping parents to negotiate their way through what can be difficult territory, Dr Hawkes explores the why, what and how of ten key love, identity, values, leadership, achievement, sex, money, health, living together and resilience. For each topic, Dr Hawkes offers ideas about how parents can share their own experiences, values and knowledge with their sons.
This book will help you prepare your son for adulthood.
'this book is a starting point - of starting conversations that should be had in a fast-paced world' - Martina Simos, Herald Sun, The Daily Telegraph, Adelaide Advertiser
'[Hawkes] reassure[s] parents they actually hold the answers to unleashing well adjusted men into the world' - Armadale Examiner (10/07/2014)
'Parents of boys should grab a copy Dr Tim Hawkes' book' - Sunday Canberra Times
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First published January 1, 2014
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September 3, 2014
Great framework for building conversations and sharing learning with our sons. Sprinkled with insightful anecdotes and helpful checklists and summaries. My son didn't come with a users guide but this is the next best thing. This is a book that I will return to again and again.
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