Raising Boys in the Twenty-First Century

An updated edition of the “highly practical guide [that] offers valuable perspectives to parents of both boys and girls” (Publishers Weekly).

The most popular book ever about raising boys is back, significantly updated to help raise sons in a world where parents grapple with questions and conflicts about such topics as gender differences, toxic masculinity, and how to help boys learn kindness as well as strength, and respect for others as well as confidence in themselves.

You’ll find cutting-edge science about the “physical fours,” the “emotional eights,” and how puberty can be turned into a positive time, along with hundreds of other practical tips for raising a son. No two boys are alike, and you have to get to know our own unique boy. The idea that “If we understand them, we can help them” is what has made this book so trusted in over a million homes.

As one of Australia’s best-known psychologists, Steve Biddulph has introduced a generation of fathers to hands-on engagement with kids, and helped thousands of mothers feel secure in their ability to raise sons well. Called “electrifying” by the Telegraph and “a spellbinder” by 60 Minutes, he now presents a new edition of his groundbreaking guide for parents of boys, covering each stage of their young lives.