Bringing Up Boys | James C. Dobson | A must have for parents with boys!

Bringing Up Boys | James C. Dobson | A valuable parenting resource

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Bringing Up Boys

	Bringing Up Boys James C. Dobson Tyndale House Publishers, 2005 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 248 reviews view larger image
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2002 Gold Medallion Award winner!
Sensible advice and caring encouragement on raising boys from the nation's most trusted parenting expert, Dr.James Dobson. With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it's no wonder so many parents and teachers are at a loss about how to bring up boys. Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, boys are suffering. Parents, teachers, and others involved in shaping the character of boys have lots of questions. In Bringing Up Boys, Dr. Dobson tackles these questions and offers advice and encouragement based on a firm foundation of biblical principles.

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A must have for parents with boys!

For every parent with boys, this book is a must read! Dr. James Dobson brilliantly discusses the challenges boys face in this world and how we as parents should deal with and handle our boys. The future of our young men is so important, and Dr. James Dobson educates the reader on how to help grow our boys into strong, respectful, spiritual men.

A valuable parenting resource

As a new dad, I found this book to be an extremely helpful resource. Dobson covers numerous relevant topics and provides fresh, practical ideas. I will certainly be coming back to this book over the ensuing years as my son grows. Highly recommended for dads, moms and grandparents.

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Review for "Bringing Up Boys" by James Dobson

I'm not completely finished reading this book yet, but it has had some good information about boys. I do think Dr. Dobson spends a too much time on the feminist movement of the 70s and how it has impacted boys/men. He seems to go on and on about this rather than focusing on how to best raise our boys. As I said, I'm not done with the book, but got a little disinterested and set it aside because of the above.

if you have no other resource....

I read this about 5 years ago (or so). I have 5 kids- 2 boys and I run a boys club at our kids school (club is for boys ages 5-15).

This book lacks a lot. It's really just poorly named. It should be entitled, "Being a parent in today's world," or something like that.

I can't say what other book I would recommend, but I'll just say that this book didn't offer much real substance on HOW to bring up boys.

How do you deal with boys of different temperments? How do you teach different virtues to boys (diligence, purity, courage, etc.)? What should you do as a Mom? or as a Dad? What is different about raising 5 year olds from 15 year olds?

This book really just makes the case for WHY you need to be a good parent.

I enjoy Dr. Dobson- and I used to listen to him religiously. The only reason I stopped was because I discovered talk radio.

But despite the respect I have for Dr. Dobson, I don't recommend this book.

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