Any good books on boys?

[jalopy]

Just asked this on the 'teenage' section but wanted to see if any teachers or anyone else here could recommend a book on boys and adolescence/teenage years.
My oldest son is nearly 12 and we want to prepare ourselves for the physical and psychological changes ahead. We know there are no easy answers but feel we need to read around in the subject! I have read 'raising boys' but was wondering if there are any up to date books that have been published. Many thanks.

[Twiglett]

did you see The Times at the weekend (saturday edition I think) they devoted their families section to teenagers .. might be worth a read

I'm sure you could find it online

[jalopy]

Thanks Twiglett. Yes, infact I did read the article. That's why it spurred me into action! Unfortunately, I threw the article away before checking to see if any books were recommended. I'll try to search online.

[Twiglett]

I tried to find it but couldn't .. I don't recall any book recommendations though

[Fauve]

I'd be interested in hearing if you do find anything good, jalopy. A recent thread on here has made me realise I should get my head round adolescence (ds is 11).

[fisil]

jalopy, there are lots of books in the world of education about teenage boys, but I can't think of any that are specifically for parents. I'll have a little think and a little look.

Jenni Murray's book (That's my boy) is wonderful, but I can't remember how much it focuses on the teenage years.

[fisil]

this

and this are the result of a quick search on amazon - but I don't know either book

[Fauve]

Lockets, Steve Biddulph does cover the emotional side of teenage years, eg I remember clearly his line that dads MUST back up mums and not allow any disrespectful behaviour towards women

But it's also all the physical stuff that kicks in in early adolescence, and how to handle it, that I'm interested in.

[Fauve]

Incredibly, dh appears to have understood that line, and puts it into practice!

[jalopy]

Thanks for that, fisil.

Fauve, we can compare notes!!