| Description |
xiii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Experience of Being a Sole Mother -- 2. Questioning Gender -- 3. Encouraging Good Communication in Boys -- 4. Talking about Feelings and Emotions -- 5. Setting Limits and Boundaries -- 6. Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -- 7. Helping Your Son with School Life -- 8. Dealing with Your Son's Anger, Understanding His Grief -- 9. Separation: Residence and Contact -- 10. Creating Connections and Negotiating New Relationships -- 11. Combining Sole Parenting with Paid Employment -- 12. Being Open about Sexuality -- 13. Dealing with Adolescent Boys -- 14. How to Recover from Domestic Violence and Prevent Child Abuse -- 15. Lesbian Mothers Raising Sons -- 16. Conclusion: Sons of Sole Mothers Speak Out |
| Summary |
This innovative and unique book challenges some of the barriers and myths about boys' development and the role mothers play in raising sons where fathers are uninvolved. It addresses issues relating to the experience of sole mothering, gender, how boys develop and limit setting |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography pages 284-286 |
| Subject |
Child rearing.
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Children of single parents.
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Mothers and sons.
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Parenting.
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Sex (Psychology)
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Single mothers.
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Single parents.
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| ISBN |
0734401868 |
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