What Your Son Needs Most from You
Mrs. Swanson is a mother of four boys, ranging in age from early twenties (I think) to ten/eleven years old. When this book was published in 2019 her oldest son was nineteen and her youngest was eight years old. She maintains a blog and also publishes podcasts https://monicaswanson.com/about/.
Her writing style is friendly and organized. She discusses the importance of establishing a good relationship with your son and then narrows in on specifics that are necessary to raising a boy to a "man who will make the world a better place". She does emphasis the importance of faith and the need for God and for a personal relationship with Christ as the sure foundation to parenting and in the son's life. She covers the whole person-from faith to physical health to mental health to learning/passions to technology to character to influences to dating to work ethic. I especially appreciated her helpful lists at the end of most chapters (her questions to ask your son about dating are thought-provoking!).
Initially, I felt like she was bragging about her older sons, but as I continued to read, she shared some their/her struggles. I realized that was not her intention.
I read this book over several days, but it would be more effective if I had discussed it with another mom (there are action questions at the end of each chapter) .
Although she wrote this book for moms of all boys, even a mom with one boy and numerous girls would glean a lot from it.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
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