This book - a classic worldwide bestseller - aims to let parents be themselves and children grow up happy, full of self-esteem and feeling loved. Steve Biddulph lets you into the mind of your child to show how the positive ways in which you relate to a child will have a strong effect on growing self esteem, responsibility, stable emotions and present and future happiness. He shows how negative language will affect children and explains why children may rebel and how you should deal with any discipline problem that should occur. You will find out how kids experience emotions such as anger, fear, apathy. Other issues are discussed such as fathering, ages and stages, stopping tantrums before they start, and curing shyness. The book is full of scenarios, familiar dialogues and case histories with cartoons.
In his new book, Steve Biddulph, psychologist and parent educator offers an interactive experience for parents to explore the relationship with their girls from the cradle to the teenager.
Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys was a global phenomenon. The first book in a
generation to look at boys' specific needs, parents loved its clarity and warm
insights into their sons' inner world. But today, things have changed. It's
girls that are in trouble.
Addressing the urgent issue of girls' mental health, this interactive guide by bestselling author Steve Biddulph offers parents essential insights and tools to support their daughters effectively. With rich content and engaging elements, it aims to enhance parental awareness and preparedness, fostering healthier relationships and understanding.
Fully Human is world-renowned family therapist and multi-million bestselling parenting author Steve Biddulph's first personal development book for people all ages that will help us all live better, more fulfilling lives.
With this book, an Australian family therapist and parenting author examines how men can find the joy of being in a male body with a man's mind and spirit.
A word of mouth bestseller which has become one of the best loved and most successful books in the parenting field. With around 20% new material, Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys includes some startling new research on what helps - and what harms - boys. In this expanded and updated edition, Steve Biddulph shares and gives practical and honest advice to parents so they can recognise the different stages of boyhood and learn how to raise happy, confident and kind young men. Boys need to be parented in a different way from girls with their own very special psychological and physical make-up. Home, society and education have failed boys badly - and these failures lead to unhappy men who cannot fully become happy, responsible, emotionally-confident adults. While it is essential that boys spend more time learning about manhood from their fathers, Biddulph updates his classic to include helpful information for mothers and single mothers with baby boys. This extended edition explores some important topics: . * How ADHD may be caused by stress in the first year of life. * Whether boys should start school later than girls. * How important it is to let boys cry, and how crying helps avoid violence, suicide, and risky behaviour. * Two completely new stages of boyhood we didn't know about: the FULL ON FOURS and the EMOTIONAL EIGHTS * Help for single mothers raising sons. * How to choose a sport that does more good than harm. * What we can do about boys and binge drinking. * What science can tell us about teenage boys and driving - and how we can keep our sons safe. Raising Boys offers parents real-life situations, thought-provoking insights, humour and help.
Boys need to be parented in a different way from girls with their own very special psychological and physical make-up. Home, society and education have failed boys badly - and these failures lead to unhappy men who cannot fully become, happy, responsible and emotionally confident adults.
Set against a backdrop of complex relationships and emotional struggles, this book explores the intricacies of love, loss, and personal growth. The narrative delves into the lives of its characters, revealing their vulnerabilities and the impact of their choices on one another. With a blend of poignant moments and relatable experiences, it captures the essence of human connection and the journey towards self-discovery. Through rich storytelling, it invites readers to reflect on their own lives and the ties that bind us.
