Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves

Following the success of Raising Girls Who Like Themselves, Kasey Edwards and Dr Chris Scanlon have written a much-requested book about raising boys.

In Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves, Kasey Edwards and Dr Chris Scanlon combine practical and evidence-based strategies to help parents build a strong foundation for their sons. With their trademark warmth, wit and positive outlook they explain:

• How to get your son to tell you about his day and maintain a close and loving bond as he gets older

• How to give your boy the skills and confidence to resist peer pressure and the influence of unhealthy masculinity

• The most effective way to stand up for himself without resorting to violence or losing his sweet nature

• How to encourage your boy to try new and hard things

• What to do about screens and porn

• How to encourage achievement without the nagging

• How to teach your boy to be respectful and to take responsibility for his actions without making him ashamed to be a boy/man

• How to instil authentic and rock-solid confidence and self-belief in your boy

• How to give him a positive and healthy body image

Free of parental guilt and grounded in research, Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves is the indispensable guide to supporting boys to grow up to be emotionally intelligent, thriving young men.