The Complete Idiot's Guide to Raising 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 Laurie A. Helgoe, Ph.D., has practiced and taught as a clinical psychologist for 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 recieved many wedding invitations as a result. Her article on how couples negotiate individual desires, 'The Good Fight', is used as a teaching tool for therapists and individuals.