How can mothers help rambunctious little boys grow up to be well-adjusted adults? What kind of goals should they have for raising their sons? Are there skills mothers can learn that will make child rearing more enjoyable? Mothers and Sons, available for the first time in mass market, answers these and other questions with reliable and effective counsel.

Family therapists Jean Lush and Pam Vredevelt present guidelines for instilling self-control, maturity, and morality into a young boy's identity. Especially helpful are the descriptions of normal developmental and sexual phases of boys from infancy to the teen years and discussion on how to best handle the difficult issues of each stage. Special chapters for single moms and step-moms are included as well....

Everyone must manage tension. How they do it can determine the quality of their lives. In Women and Stress, Jean Lush and Pam Vredevelt show women how to deal with stress in healthy, productive ways. They examine troublesome emotions and show how to manage tension with practical, tried and true methods gained from research, personal experience, and enlightening case studies. Readers will find reassuring advice for handling common sources of stress and their manifestations, such as • fear • mood swings • jealousy and anger • perfectionism • unmet needs • and more Now repackaged to reach a new generation of stressed-out readers, Women and Stress continues its important role in stress management in our high-stress times....