Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men

By: Meg Meeker

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs her simultaneously pushes her away. Calling upon thirty years of experience as a pediatrician, Meg Meeker, MD, a highly sought-after national speaker, assistant professor of clinical medicine, and mother of four, shares the secrets that every mother needs to know in order to strengthen-or rebuild-her relationship with her son.

Boys today face unique challenges and pressures, and the burden on mothers to guide their boys through them can feel overwhelming. This empowering book offers a road map to help mothers find the strength and confidence to raise extraordinary sons by providing encouragement, education, and practical advice about:

• the need for mothers to exercise courage and be bolder and more confident about advising and directing their boys
• the crucial role mothers play in expressing love to sons in healthy ways so they learn to respect and appreciate women as they grow up
• the importance of teaching sons about the values of hard work, community service, and a well-developed inner life
• the natural traps mothers of boys often fall into-and how to avoid them
• the need for a mother to heal her own wounds with the men in her life so she can raise her son without baggage and limitations
• the best ways to survive the moments when the going gets tough and a mom's natural ways of communicating-talking, analyzing, exploring-only fuel the fire

When a mother holds her baby boy for the first time, she also instinctively knows something else: If she does her job right and raises her son with self-esteem, support, and wisdom, he will become the man she knows he was meant to be.

©2014 Meg Meeker, M.D. (P)2014 Tantor

Tear Jerker!

Loved this! Exactly what I needed being a new mom to a son and another son on the way. Life raising a boy is different, and I never had a brother. So thankful I read this! Recommending it to everyone I know... Made me cry! In a good way...

I loved this book!!

Thank you Meg! My son is only 4 but you have provided enough knowledge to last for a life time I feel as if I’m prepared to be the best mom for him!

Jumping to conclusions about sons

As a single mom and absent father. I find this book very relevant to our world and culture. Even though I have adult sons now and a grandson. I find this book helpful to all moms.

Exceptional Wisdom!

I cannot recommend this book highly enough! I have been working with children for 18 years: 5 of those spent in early childhood centers such as daycares and preschools, 13 as a mother to boys, and 10 as a professional educator. In that time, I have read many of the parenting, child training, and education books in the publishing industry. **This book is undoubtedly the most applicable in the raising of boys (of any age) to become good men.** I will read this book again and will recommend it to the parents I work with in my profession as an educator. I can attest to the fact that more parents, myself very much included, need to soak in this wisdom from pediatrician and mother, Dr. Meg Meeker. Thank you, Dr. Meeker for taking the time to write this book so very well! I’m grateful!

Powerful book

This book has changed the way I parent and I’m incredibly grateful to the author for sharing her journey and insights.