HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE! We will giveaway this book to a commenter who makes the best case as to why they should get it. Also, please include your email so we can contact you for your address if you are the winner.
We will announce the winner on Sunday, May 1 so they can get it in time for Mother’s Day. Maybe you do not need it but know a mother who might appreciate it. Feel free to share why you would like to give it to them in your comment.
I’m Out numbered!: One Mom’s Lessons in the Lively Art of Raising Boys by Laura Lee Groves is a good little handbook for moms (and dads) of boys. I got this because I teach 5th grade boys in Sunday School and thought it may be helpful. She kept the chapters short because she knows moms are very busy so it is a quick read. She addresses many issues including expectations, laying a foundation for reading, sibling rivalry, teaching respect, organizing, media, teaching responsibility, and communication. Also included is a special chapter for dads, for single moms, and one from the boys themselves! Laura Groves also includes an extensive list of recommended books that deal with related topics that she wrote about in this book.
I think this book would be helpful to any parent of boys especially. It is sprinkled with some humor and scripture which makes it a very enjoyable and interesting read. I liked it and am not even a parent but this book makes parenting sound like lots of fun! As I was reading, I kept thinking of different mothers I know who may benefit from reading this. Some general advice from I’m outnumbered! is to let boys be creative, don’t let them hurt each other, don’t play favorites, give them all a chance to be leaders and promote teamwork, treat them as individuals, love them no matter what they do or don’t do, teach them manners by challenging them to be honorable like knights.
I am not a mother but still enjoyed reading this humorous but practical book. I think it contains some good advice and great ideas for raising boys (and girls too). It would make a nice gift!
why I should get this? because I love my Mother.
ReplyDeleteI would actually love to win this for myself! {And share it with a friend expecting her first boy toward the end of the year.} I have two young boys, and while I grew up the only girl among boys, I still don't know much about raising them! Is it really that bad to paint your 3-year-old boy's toenails because Mommy and Sister were doing it!?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Brandi! You have just won this book giveaway and will receive it this week! Thanks for leaving your comment. Sorry, cj, but we think Brandi would benefit more from this than you. We appreciate your comment though!
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