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The Little Boy Book: A Guide to the First Eight Years

by Sheila Moore

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Family & Relationships. Psychology. Nonfiction. HTML:Complete, authoritative, and sensible, The Little Boy Book draws on four years of research, and numerous studies and interviews, to address the special needs of raising a boy today. Two writers, both parents of boys and one an early childhood educator, guide you from the day you bring your "little blue bundle" home through his crucial elementary school years. Inside, you'll learn how:

¸  Boys develop differently from girls—and why
show more ¸  "male aggressiveness" originates—and where
¸  Order and direction can be painlessly established in your young son's life
¸  Working moms and their little boys can have a good relationship
¸  Traumas like divorce affect boys differently
¸  Your son will respond to love and discipline
¸  And much more

Raising a boy is a unique experience—and here's the guidebook that explores and explains not... show less

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Dedication: For our husbands, Harry and Ed; Our Sons, Ned, Bruce, and Eric; And in memory of two special boys, Billy and Tom
First words: If you are the parent of a little boy, you may have discovered that the children described in many books for parents are not like your son at all. (Introduction)
In Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain's novel of American boyhood, Huck and his friend Jim hide away on an island in the Mississippi River.
Last words: (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And help your little boy in every way you can as he follows his own individual path to manhood.

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Languages: English
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Published: 1986
Genres: Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies
DDC/MDS: 649.132
LCC: HQ775 .M72

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