The task of parenting a modern day boy is daunting.
It's as if teenage boys and those who raise them are in an Indiana Jones movie, dodging blades and poisonous darts flying past them at every turn. And the snake-filled pit, of course, is the constant barrage of headlines showing masculinity gone wrong.
So how do we crack the code of raising boys—and do so right at a time when they typically start growing quiet?
That's the focus of Decoding Boys: The New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons—the newest book from Cara Natterson, MD. You might remember Dr. Natterson from our episode together on "How to Talk to Kids about Puberty" (and if you haven't listened to that, you should—it's a fan-favorite!). Dr. Natterson is a superstar pediatrician who wears many hats, but its her work as caretaker of the modern iteration of The Care and Keeping of You and her book Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys—that makes her the go-to expert on helping families ride the ups and downs of puberty.
In our conversation, she lays out the secrets you can use to crack the code of raising sons.
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