__Keys to Understanding Your Son's Heart and Mind__    
Your son struggles with the constant pressure to prove himself--in the classroom, on the playing field, and especially among his friends. And while he may put up a tough exterior, deep inside he hungers for family support and connection. You long to be there for him, but chances are he's put up a formidable wall of silence, leaving you wondering how to break through.  
  
In What Your Son Isn't Telling You, teen experts Michael Ross and Susie Shellenberger offer a rare glimpse into the secret lives of teen boys--behind-the-scenes footage you might miss in the day-to-day life of your son--accompanied by practical advice on how to provide the support and connection your son desperately needs.   
  
Packed with real-life stories and emails from teen guys, this must-read will give you a new understanding of what your son isn't telling you.

Michael Ross is a veteran youth communicator and former editor of Breakaway, a national magazine for teen guys published by Focus on the Family. His online advice column--"HEY MIKE!"--was read by thousands worldwide each month. Michael is also the author of more than 18 books for young people, including the Gold Medallion winner BOOM: A Guy's Guide to Growing Up and a bestselling devotional, Faith That Breathes. He and his wife, Tiffany, live in Colorado Springs with their young son, Christopher, and two cats.  
  
Susie Shellenberger founded Focus on the Family's Brio magazine for teen girls and served as editor for more than two decades. A former youth pastor and a high school teacher, she has written more than 40 books (including What Your Daughter Isn't Telling You) and is in demand as an international speaker for women's groups and teens. She also started the Brio Mother/Daughter Cruise for Focus on the Family. She has been featured on numerous media outlets including It's a New Day, HomeWord with Jim Burns and Moody's Midday Connection. She recently launched Susie, a magazine for teen girls. She lives in Colorado Springs and, in her spare time, enjoys walking her 150-pound St. Bernard and sometimes eating cereal for dinner.

What Your Son Isn't Telling You provides a rare look at the secret lives of teen boys--a world characterized by loneliness and peer fear; one in which measuring up as a man means conforming to a code of always being a tough guy, never showing weakness, and never expressing true feelings. Too many boys feel the constant pressure to prove themselves in classrooms, on playing fields, and especially among their friends. Deep inside they hunger for family support and connection--and long to be accepted by their peers. Each chapter of this must-read book is packed with real-life stories and emails from teen boys that will give parents a new understanding of what their sons aren't telling them.

Get practical advice from teen experts on how to provide the support and connection your son needs in a world that is putting him under constant pressure. Through true stories from real teens, get a rare glimpse into the secret lives of teen boys--and discover how to be there for your son when he needs you the most.

Ross, Michael ;Shellenberger, Susie

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Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Introduction

1. How a Boy’s World Looks and Feels

2. Breaking the Code of Cruelty

3. “Eight Things I Need You to Know About Me”

4. Teen Guy Battlegrounds

5. Making Contact: Getting Through to Your Son

6. Helping Him Unmask His “True Self”

7. Lust, Sex, and Dating

8. Keeping Him Safe in Cyberspace: Unplugging Porn

9. “Is Gay Okay?”

10. The Furious Five: What Guys Need

11. Anger and Depression

12. What He Needs From Mom

13. Father Hunger and Guy Time

14. Wired for Risks?

15. Lost in Space: If a Boy Rejects Christianity

Conclusion

Notes

About the Authors

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Offers a look at the secret lives of teen boys - a world characterized by loneliness and peer fear; one in which measuring up as a man means conforming to a code of always being a tough guy, never showing weakness, and never expressing true feelings.

"What Your Son Isn't Telling You" provides a rare look at the secret lives of teen boys - a world characterized by loneliness and peer fear; one in which measuring up as a man means conforming to a code of always being a tough guy, never showing weakness, and never expressing true feelings. Too many boys feel the constant pressure to prove themselves in classrooms, on playing fields, and especially among their friends. Deep inside they hunger for family support and connection - and long to be accepted by their peers. Each chapter of this must-read book is packed with real-life stories and emails from teen boys that will give parents a new understanding of what their sons aren't telling them.

Michael Ross is a veteran youth communicator and former editor of Breakaway, a national magazine for teen guys published by Focus on the Family. His online advice column - "HEY MIKE!" - was read by thousands worldwide each month. Michael is also the author of more than 18 books for young people, including the Gold Medallion winner BOOM: A Guy's Guide to Growing Up and a bestselling devotional, Faith That Breathes. He and his wife, Tiffany, live in Colorado Springs with their young son, Christopher, and two cats. Susie Shellenberger was founding editor of Focus on the Family's Brio magazine for teen girls in 1990 and continued to serve as editor for nearly two decades. A former youth pastor and high school teacher, Susie has written more than forty books, is in demand as an international speaker for women's groups and teens, and started the Brio mother/daughter cruise for Focus on the Family. Susie lives in Colorado Springs and recently launched a new magazine for teen girls, Susie.

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