Offers A Handbook For Parents Concerned With The Development Of Moral And Ethical Values In Boys From Birth To The Age Of Eighteen. The Declining Moral Health Of Our Sons -- Two Of Life's Most Important Words -- The Good Son Parenting Plan -- A Crucial Duty -- The Challenge Of Providing Discipline And Moral Development To Boys -- What Does It Mean To Have A Son? -- The Male Question -- Merilee's Courage -- Morality Is Somewhat Different For Boys -- Aggression And The Brain -- Testosterone -- Hormones And Stress -- External Behavior And The Male Brain -- Brain Flexibility -- The Brain At Rest -- Impulse Control -- Mental Disease -- Inside The Male Mind: The Search For Inherent Worth And Value -- Boys Depend On Moral Training -- Are We Protecting Our Sons From Moral Harm? -- The Nowhere Men -- Mark: What Are The Ten Commandments? -- Jonathan And His Friends: Strain On The Mother Son Bond -- Grant, Les, And Tommy: The Tragic Loss Of The Father -- Brandon: The Gradual Loss Of The Extended Family -- When The Media Poisons Our Boys -- The Mechanization Of Boyhood -- The Moral Nature Of Boys --^ Good Son Parenting Principles -- Nurturing The Early Years Of A Boy's Development: The Age Of Obedience (birth To Six Years Old) -- Infancy: Nurturing Boys From Birth To Eighteen Months -- Your Son's First Developmental Episode: An Overview -- He Is A Spiritual Embryo -- His Biggest Task -- He Learns By Imitation -- He Is A Literal Thinker -- He Is Delicate And Fragile -- He Sees Everyone As A Potential Nurturer -- The Age Of Obedience -- Developmental Milestones -- His Basic Needs And Cues -- His Intellectual Growth -- His Individual Temperament -- His Necessary Narcissism -- His Angels On Each Shoulder: Synchrony And Remedy -- His Moral Development -- Discipline Techniques -- The Beginnings Of Discipline -- Creating Discipline In Your Verbal Interactions -- The Role Of Adult Anger -- Using Appropriate Physical Discipline -- Using Bedtime As Self-discipline Development -- Moral Teaching -- A Healthy Moral And Emotional Environment -- Child Care -- The Role Of The Active Father --^ Adoption -- Extra Attention The Boy Needs -- Nutritional Issues -- Media Use -- The Rituals Of Life -- The Role Of Godmothers And Godfathers -- Emmit's Story -- The Toddler Years: Nurturing Boys Of Eighteen Months To Four Years -- Developmental Milestones -- His Basic Psychological Development -- His Intellectual Growth -- His Hunger To Explore -- His Hidden Biology -- Attention As Discipline -- His Toddler Search For Independence -- His Moral Development -- Discipline Techniques -- Creating A Family Discipline System -- Creating Discipline In Your Verbal Interactions -- Using A Time-out And Loss Of Privileges -- Showing Him How To Do The Right Thing -- Raising Your Voice -- Dealing With Repeated Offenses -- Spanking -- Using Bedtime As Self Discipline Development -- Toilet Training -- Moral Teaching -- Letting Toddlers Experiment -- Helping Toddlers Make Good Choices -- Finding The Spiritual In Everyday Life -- A Healthy Moral And Emotional Environment --^ Changes In The Caregiving System -- The Importance Of Motor Activity -- Media Use -- Terrence's Story -- The Boy Emerges: Nurturing Boys Of Five And Six -- Developmental Milestones -- His Intellectual Growth -- His New Sense Of Gender Identity -- His Moral Development -- Discipline Techniques -- Providing Adequate Love And Attention -- Providing Natural Consequences -- Providing Natural Rewards -- Creating Discipline In Your Verbal Interactions -- Limiting Whining And Backtalk -- Providing Behavioral Limits -- Giving Permission -- Teaching Appropriate Response Time -- Moral Teaching -- Building Spiritual Life -- Modeling Adult Responsibility -- Teaching Delayed Gratification -- Teaching Good Manners -- Pick Your Battles -- The Question Of Lying -- The Question Of Stealing -- Helping Him Channel Aggression -- A Healthy Moral And Emotional Environment -- Being Wise Parents And Authorities -- Preparing For School -- Chores And Allowance -- Discarding Cultural Stereotypes -- Media Use --^ The Rituals Of Life -- Philip's Story -- Nurturing The Middle Years Of A Boy's Development: The Age Of Convention (seven To Twelve Years Old) -- The Between Years: Nurturing Boys Of Seven And Eight -- Your Son's Second Developmental Episode: An Overview -- His Intellectual Development -- His Emotional Development -- His Biggest Task -- He Is In The Age Of Convention -- Developmental Milestones -- His Intellectual Development -- His Emotional Development -- His Moral Development -- Discipline Techniques -- Being A Strong Authority -- Creating Discipline In Your Verbal Interactions -- Handling Sibling Rivalry -- Praise And Criticism -- Moral Teaching -- Building Spiritual Life -- Teaching Good Manners -- Beginning A Service Activity As A Family -- The Question Of Lying -- Helping Him Channel Aggression -- A Healthy Moral And Emotional Environment -- The Family Environment -- The School Environment -- Chores And Allowance -- Media Use -- The Rituals Of Life -- Evan's Story --^ Pre-adolescence: Nurturing Boys Of Nine And Ten -- Developmental Milestones -- His Leap In Moral Development -- Discipline Techniques -- Providing Reasonable Consequences -- Creating Discipline In Your Verbal Interactions -- Dealing With Backtalk -- Disciplining The Hard-to-handle Boy -- Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder -- Moral Teaching -- Moral Training In Supervised Groups -- Sports And Athletics -- What To Do If Your Son Is Being Bullied -- When Your Son Is The Bully -- Sexual Morality -- Teaching The Art Of Thoughtfulness -- Expanding The Moral Dialogue At Home -- A Healthy Moral And Emotional Environment -- Spiritual Development -- Honor Obedience -- Chores And Allowance -- Don't Leave Him Home Alone -- Don't Overdo Privacy -- Protect Your Precious Moments -- When Parents Divorce -- Media Use -- The Rituals Of Life: The First Rite Of Passage -- Lester's Hope: Do Each Of Your Actions As A Gift To Some Living Thing -- Pre-puberty: Nurturing Boys Of Eleven And Twelve --^ Developmental Milestones -- His Brain Development -- His Verbal Development -- He Still Learns By Imitation -- His Moral Development -- Discipline Techniques -- Stopping Rudeness -- Grounding The Boy -- Moral Teaching -- Sexual Morality -- Teaching Honesty And Loyalty -- Teaching Toughness And Tenderness -- Guiding The Boy's Moral And Spiritual Quest -- Teaching Proper Consumption -- A Healthy Moral And Emotional Environment -- Handling Peer Pressure -- Be Very Involved In The Boy's Life -- Changing Roles Of Family Members -- Supporting Single Mothers -- Supporting Single Fathers -- Increase Honor Activities In Schools -- Media Use -- Jamal's Story -- Nurturing The Teenage Years Of A Boy's Development: The Age Of Moral Intuition (thirteen To Eighteen Years Old, And Beyond) -- Puberty: Nurturing Boys Of Thirteen And Fourteen -- Your Son's Third Developmental Episode: An Overview -- His Biggest Task -- His Thinking Is Not Always Consistent -- He Is In Some Real Emotional Turmoil --^ He Is Developing In The Age Of Moral Intuition -- Developmental Milestones -- His Encounter With Puberty -- His Emotional Development -- His Moral Development -- Risky Behavior During Puberty -- Separation From Parents -- Discipline Techniques -- Applying Curfews -- Holding To Core Rules -- Providing A Balance Of Freedom And Responsibility -- Providing More Than One Disciplinarian -- Moral Teaching -- Where To Draw The Moral Lines -- The Temptations Of Drugs And Alcohol -- Handling One Common Problem: Cigarette Use -- Handling Shoplifting And Stealing -- Building Spiritual Life -- Sexual Morality -- Helping Guide His Emotional Impulses -- A Healthy Moral And Emotional Environment -- Family And Community Life -- A Best Friend -- Mentors And Role Models -- The Need For Respect -- Homosexuality -- Media Use -- The Rituals Of Life: The Second Rite Of Passage -- A Doctor's Story -- The Middle Teens: Nurturing Boys Of Fifteen And Sixteen -- Developmental Milestones -- His Individuation --^ His Intellectual Development -- His Emotional Development -- His Moral Development -- Discipline Techniques -- Providing Rules And Consequences -- Creating Discipline In Your Verbal Interactions -- Practicing Creative Discipline -- Practicing Immediate Accountability -- Holding Appropriate Expectations Of Young Men -- Moral Teaching -- Holding High Moral Expectations -- Using Stories, Moral Puzzles, And Moral Debates -- Sexual Morality And Romance -- Handling A Son Who Has A Drinking Problem -- Challenging Teen Drug Use -- A Healthy Moral And Emotional Environment -- Trustable, Adaptable Parenting -- Work And The Workplace -- The School -- Media Use -- The Rituals Of Life: The Third Rite Of Passage -- Cameron's Story -- Pre-adulthood: Nurturing Young Men Of Seventeen, Eighteen, And Beyond -- Developmental Milestones -- His Intellectual Development -- His Emotional Development -- His Moral Development -- Discipline Techniques -- Providing Discipline For The One Bad Act --^ Moral Teaching -- Encouraging Moral And Spiritual Education Through Travel -- Encouraging Service Activities -- Teaching The Art Of Relationship -- Handling Money And Work -- Having Faith In Our Sons -- A Healthy Moral And Emotional Environment -- Supervision -- Responsibilities -- The Mentor -- Adult-adult Conversation -- Media Use -- The Rituals Of Life: The Fourth Rite Of Passage -- Marcel's Story -- Fifty Books And Movies That Stimulate Moral Growth In Boys. By Michael Gurian. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 367-383) And Index.

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