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  • Published: 1 November 2004
  • ISBN: 9781587611940
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $32.99

Raising A Son



Boys pose special challenges for today’s stressed parents. In Raising A Son, the Eliums embrace the challenges--and the joys--of raising boys with compassion, commitment, experience, patience, and humor. This fully updated and expanded edition follows the psychological development of boys from infancy to young adulthood. Look for new sections on: 
 
• media and violence 
• the “boy code” 
• age-appropriate morality 
• the out-of-control son 
• triggers for aggression 
• when and how to get help
• coping with guilt 
• the highly sensitive son
• triggers for withdrawal 
• why he gets overwhelmed 
• hypersensitivity and ADD 
• the right role models

  • Published: 1 November 2004
  • ISBN: 9781587611940
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $32.99

About the authors

Don Elium

DON ELIUM is a marriage, family, and child counselor in private practice. He works extensively with men and women in recovery from the post-traumatic stress of childhood abuse with a special interest in healing the wounds of father/daughter relationships.
As a transpersonal education and workshop leader, JEANNE ELIUM challenges parents to put aside limiting stereotypes and gender roles in order to see their child through a wider lens. Both Jeanne and her husband Don are known for their powerful seminars that have brought healing to thousands of individuals and families.