7 Steps Towards Connecting With Your Teenage Son: A Mother's Guide - Softcover

One of the greatest joys you’ll ever experience is being the mother to an amazing son- but it will also be one of the most challenging. So often, we hear frustrated mothers just wishing there was an instruction manual just for their teenage boys! While that would make it much easier, we all know there is no such thing. Every mother’s son is unique and what works for one mother, may not work for another- and what works for one child, may not work for his brother. That’s why 7 Steps Towards Connecting With Your Teenage Son: A Mother’s Guide was written. For every mother that has ever wished there was an instruction manual, this book will help you: Learn the important factors that shape your teenage son’s behaviors and how Learn to help him grow up and be independent, rather than hindering. Learn how to effectively communicate with your teenage son so you, as a mother can feel much more empowered and confident in parenting Learn how to allow him to test his limits with your structure and guidance. If you’re a mother who has felt overwhelmed, frustrated, and unsure of herself, this book will enable you to take a step back, assess your own communication styles, and explore better ways of reconnecting. As the mother of a teenage son, you know that you hold so many roles in his life: from being his mentor in emotional expression, to his support in growth, nurturing him and helping him to better succeed. 7 Steps Towards Connecting With Your Teenage Son: A Mother’s Guide can help you move forward, paving the way towards a more harmonious relationship. Complete with resources, strategies, and tools to help you connect better.

Didier Philoctete is a social worker, professional parenting coach, author and founder of mom2son, Inc., a professional coaching service dedicated to connecting mothers with their teenage sons. Didier is currently a Dean of Students at a Charter School in Newark, New Jersey. He has a Master’s degree in Social Work and Guidance Counseling and is a member of the Association of School Social Worker’s and American Counselor’s Association. Didier attributes his success in navigating through the tumultuous teenage years to his mother, who was relentless in her pursuit to staying connected with him, regardless of how much he tried to push her away. Being able to relate to the experiences of teenage boys has been a tremendous benefit to helping his male students and their parents. Didier has over 5 years of experience working with mothers of teenage sons in a variety of settings. In speaking with mothers, he recognized a common theme. These mothers were all passionate and loving parents who just could not seem to penetrate their teenage son’s “defensive wall.” The more they tried to stay connected, the more disconnected the relationship appeared to become. 7 steps towards staying connecting with your teenage son; a mother’s guide was born as a result of his belief that “an empowered parent is an inspired parent.”