Mothering Our Boys

By: Maggie Dent

Narrated by: Maggie Dent

If we can see the world through boys’ eyes a little better, we will make different choices in the way we mother them…and we will find them less confusing and love them more deeply.

Mothers of sons are worried about raising their boys in a world where negative images of masculinity are front and centre of our media, almost every day. Not only that, but statistically our boys are still struggling in many ways.

Even though we live in a time where we recognise that nothing in gender is fixed, it remains a fact that the influence of a mother on her son is massive.

A mother of four sons herself, Maggie Dent draws on her personal experience - and over four decades work as a teacher, counsellor and now author and speaker - to help build understanding, empathy and compassion for our boys.

Maggie shares her five key secrets that every mum needs to know, and uses the voices of men she has worked with and surveyed to reveal what really matters in a boy’s relationship with his mother and other mother figures.

Maggie is one of Australia’s most popular parenting educators and her seminars about boys have sold out all across Australia, in Canada, and in the UK. She is finally sharing her insights, her reflections, and (as always) her humour around mothering boys in this book that will help you be the mum your son needs you to be.

“Maggie’s perspective on raising boys is spot on. She writes with humor and depth, providing insight and strategies for many of the most important issues facing moms. There is a lovely ease to her writing and a powerful honesty. I hope every mother of a son (and everyone else!) will read this book. The future of the world, to a great extent, depends on how we raise our boys." (Michael Gurian, New York Times best-selling author of The Wonder of Boys and Saving Our Sons)

©2018 Maggie Dent (P)2020 Maggie Dent

Eye opening book

This book really helped me understand my two dear boys of 8 and 4 y.

So wise, so practical, so applicable!

A must read for any woman looking to improve her relationships with their boys, and grown men.

I wish all boys had Mum's like this

My wife recommend the listen and I'm so greatful she did. I wish the material was available to all parents. We need it. Thanks Maggie

Monumental For Me As A Mother!!

I grew up one of four girls and have a daughter and three boys (all within 4 and a half years). This book helped explain why my sons are so much different than my daughter and has helped me adjust my expectations and grow my compassion. I both ugly cried and laughed out loud multiple times. This book is a TRUE GEM and a bright light piercing through generation after generation of toxic masculinity and hardened hearts toward boys. I recommend to everyone I know, even if only to understand men better in general. Can’t imagine my love for this book ever fading 🤍

Loved it. Super helpful

I feel so blessed to have found this book so early on in my son’s life. At 14 months old, I can already tell he is a rooster and the helpful insights that Maggie gives will be of tremendous value throughout my journey as a mom.

Boys are so special

Maggie is amazing. Such an overwhelming and emotional insight to boys and sons and men! Such understanding. I so, so recommend this title. Thank you Maggie.

Wow!!!! Good stuff!!!!

So helpful for ANYONE who interacts with boys! Wish I had read this long ago.

By the last chapter I had tears..

It is just so moving how she views boys. It truly makes me feel so lucky to have my first boy. I look forward to watching him grow and learning to fart for laughter, love and connection. Her voice is easy to listen to.

Every mother of boys should read this book!

Loved this book! So much great information for how to raise our boys especially in todays world.

amazing

As a mom of 5 boys and 0 girls (i was also 1 of 3 girls, and only have 2 nieces), this book really hits home for me. i laughed, cried, and felt everything in between.