The Complete Idiot's Guide to Raising Boys

From Diapers to Dating—a Stage-By-Stage Guide to Bringing Up Boys

A positive look at parenting sons

Here's a hands-on parenting guide that takes readers from the birth of their sons to the day they head off to college. In warm, wise words, the husband–and–wife team who are parents of two sons themselves, explore all that is different and the same, precious and at times irritating, about the boys in their lives.

• Written by parents of a pair of teenage boys
• Offers a unique positive perspective
• Full of practical parenting tips
• Topics covered include school, discipline, puberty, bullies, girls, and much more
Barron M. Helgoe Esq. View titles by Barron M. Helgoe Esq.
Laurie A. Helgoe, PhD, has practiced and taught as a clinical psychologist for more than 13 years. She has focused her practice on helping clients thrive in the intimate space of relationships. She has motivated many boomer-aged singles to engage in the dating process, and has received many wedding invitations as a result. Her article on how couples negotiate individual desires, “The Good Fight,” is used widely as a teaching tool for therapists and individuals. View titles by Laurie A. Helgoe Ph.D.

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A positive look at parenting sons

Here's a hands-on parenting guide that takes readers from the birth of their sons to the day they head off to college. In warm, wise words, the husband–and–wife team who are parents of two sons themselves, explore all that is different and the same, precious and at times irritating, about the boys in their lives.

• Written by parents of a pair of teenage boys
• Offers a unique positive perspective
• Full of practical parenting tips
• Topics covered include school, discipline, puberty, bullies, girls, and much more

Author

Barron M. Helgoe Esq. View titles by Barron M. Helgoe Esq.
Laurie A. Helgoe, PhD, has practiced and taught as a clinical psychologist for more than 13 years. She has focused her practice on helping clients thrive in the intimate space of relationships. She has motivated many boomer-aged singles to engage in the dating process, and has received many wedding invitations as a result. Her article on how couples negotiate individual desires, “The Good Fight,” is used widely as a teaching tool for therapists and individuals. View titles by Laurie A. Helgoe Ph.D.

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