Mother to Son: Shared Wisdom from the Heart

by Melissa Harrison, Harry H. Harrison Jr.

Warm and fuzzy, anchored in values, and filled with simple words of wisdom, this beloved, bestselling book for parents speaks to the important business of raising sons, and distills their timeless lessons into one nugget of wisdom per page—some lighthearted, some serious, some practical, and some intangible, and all supported by a strong moral backbone.


Freshly updated, the book begins with the Five Keys of Parenting, a guide to navigating the extraordinary, even if sometimes exasperating, journey of parenthood. It’s filled with the importance of nurturing responsibility: Teach him that the world will judge him by his actions, not his intentions. Fun stuff: Have tea with him in the afternoons. Serve cookies. And when he’s ready to go: Hug him fiercely.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction, Childrens

372 pages, Paperback

First published March 21, 2005

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Reviews

[Kimberly]

I am sorry that I even spent money on this book. This book should be Mother to Son Shared heteronormative Christian wisdom from the heteronormative Christian heart. Ugh. Not me at all. Just assume your son is going to only want to date girls and obviously you will want him at church. Also, the assumption is that he obviously has a Dad and that there is no way you'd be a single mom. Even without these huge issues, some of the advice is so dumb that any good stuff got lost because of everything working against it. For example, "Ask him to please never get a tattoo involving the word Mom." WHY? If my son wants a tattoo that says Mom I would be so honored. Also, "Remind him that passing gas is only hysterically funny to other boys." Wrong. 32 year old woman here. Still think farts are hilarious.

[Max Lapin]

Пару лет назад читали книгу «Отец — сыну» и «Отец — доче». Это совершенно потрясающий набор советов. Один совет — одна страничка. Можно использовать как чек-лист, что ты успел сделать, а что еще стоит успеть сделать. Особенно, воодушевляет количество заложенных страничек с пометками, ага, вот это мы уже попробовали, а это еще не делали.

Мы уже напривозили и надарили этих книг друзьям и знакомым. А у меня самого наконец-то дошли руки прочитать и сделать рецензию на сразу двойной набор «Мама-доче» и «Мама-сыну».

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[Alonnah Thomson]

I LOVED this little book! 6 stars! It’s not a heavy read, there’s only a sentence or two on each page. But it goes through motherhood from infancy to adulthood, and the different stages of loving your son well. It’s cute and super practical wisdom. I will definitely be referring back to it through each new stage we enter.

[Romana]

Krásna milá mala kniha, ktora obsahuje mnoho výrokov, ktoré sa týkajú výchovy syna. Obcas som sa usmiala, občas zamyslela. Ale jedno viem určite - táto kniha si získala pevné miesto na mojom nočnom stolíku na najbližších 18 rokov a určite som ju nečítala naposledy.

[Ruthann]

I really liked the overview principles of this book!
Has great wisdom and direction for all phases of parenting- I especially appreciated the teenager year wisdom since that is where we are! Recommend this- easy and fast and big picture.

[Natalie]

Very cute book.

[Soumya Mohan]

A heartwarming book. Just small details that can add to your daily life so that your son will be a gentleman in future.

[Becky Owen]

Eh….it’s ok. Wouldn’t recommend buying. Don’t agree with some of the statements.

[Umm Layth]

I think this book, more than anything, made me appreciate the 'little stuff' that boys do. It isn't a book that I pick up for minutes at a time, but one that I open up to a random page and just smile at, putting it down, and re-opening it at a random occasion.

It's very cute and inspiring, in its own way.

[Holly]

A great book full of thoughful and wonderful words of wisdom.

[Jill Hardy]

Loved this quick read, it is sweet and reminded me sometimes it is just the little things that matter.

[Lisa]

Like the Mother to Daughter book- one to reread for insight as to be the best parent and raise a good person!

[Ahlam]

A light read. Nice words of wisdom on raising boys, challenges that come along the way and how to cope with them.

[Sofia]

I was expecting more inspirational book. Not that quotes were bad...