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Raising Black Boys to Men: A Mother's Guide to Raising Thugless Sons
Raising Black Boys to Men: A Mother's Guide to Raising Thugless Sons
Raising Black Boys to Men: A Mother's Guide to Raising Thugless Sons
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Raising Black Boys to Men: A Mother's Guide to Raising Thugless Sons

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“Raising Black Boys to Men: A Mother’s Guide to Raising Thugless Sons” is a candid book of one mother’s journey: her successes, trials, and errors, in raising her three boys, in a society that glorifies thug-life. Author, Patricia Joseph, who successfully navigated the lives of her three sons, through the ever so present negative influences in society, felt compelled to write about her experience in raising thugless sons. Patricia credits much of her success to just “good, ole-fashion child rearing.” All readers will enjoy the heart-felt emotion of Patricia’s call-to-action: “Save Our Sons.”
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PublisherBookBaby
Release dateSep 22, 2014
ISBN9781483538891
Raising Black Boys to Men: A Mother's Guide to Raising Thugless Sons

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    Raising Black Boys to Men - Patricia Joseph

    RAISING BLACK BOYS TO MEN:

    A Mother's Guide to Raising Thugless Sons

    FIRST KINDLE EDITION

    Patricia Joseph © 2014

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author.

    ISBN: 9781483538891

    1. Family/Relationships 2. Parenting/Childrearing

    Table of Contents

    FOREWORD

    DEDICATION

    WHY IT MATTERS THAT I WRITE THIS BOOK

    WHAT THIS BOOK IS INTENDED TO DO

    WHAT THIS BOOK IS NOT INTENDED TO DO

    INTRODUCTION

    PART I – FROM BIRTH: THE JOURNEY BEGINS

    BE STRONG

    PART II - TODDLER TO PRE-ADOLESCENT

    START EARLY

    TEACH SPIRITUALITY

    SIGNS OF EMERGING MANHOOD

    MAKE THEM RESPONSIBLE

    ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE

    MOTIVATE, INSPIRE, AND BUILD CONFIDENCE

    DEVELOP COMMUNICATION SKILLS

    EDUCATION IS PRIORITY #1

    TEACH RESPECT AND LOVE OF SELF

    TEACH RESPECT FOR WOMEN

    PART III - TEEN TO YOUNG ADULT

    GENTLEMAN IN TRAINING

    STRONG MEN DO CRY

    GUARD AND PROTECT

    PEER PRESSURE

    SAY NO TO SAGGY PANTS

    MUSIC, MEDIA AND LANGUAGE: CONTROLLING NEGATIVE INFLUENCES

    KNOW WHEN TO LET GO OR HOLD ON

    KNOW WHEN TO GET HELP AND SUPPORT

    FINAL THOUGHTS

    APPENDIX A

    REFERENCES

    RECOMMENDED READING

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    FOREWORD

    Congratulations, you have a son! Only after counting all his wee fingers and toes, does the ‘fun’ really begin. In Raising Black Boys To Men: A Mother’s Guide to Raising Thugless Sons, Patricia Joseph shares her strategies for rearing her three sons, who are now grown, and out on their own. Although, the mother of a daughter as well, Joseph’s focus for this book is about raising Black males.

    To the casual reader, Raising Black Boys To Men not only offers ‘mom tips’ that are fresh, heart-felt and provocative, but is also impressive for its practical strategies for such a complex subject. Every page is crammed full of useful advice and tips that both children and parents alike can benefit.

    In her own words, Joseph’s motivation for writing this book was simply a mother’s plea to Save our Sons. Despite that, the statute of limitations for blaming parents has run out by the time black males reach adulthood, and get into trouble, there is no denying that child rearing begins at home. That is why Joseph believes that it is important for parents to start molding their sons at a very early age. Children are impressionable at a young age. Their young brains are like empty vessels, she says. Whatever you pour in, you’ll get the same in return."

    Throughout my past twenty-eight years as an educator, administrator and counselor, I watched Black males swagger into my classrooms or offices, baseball caps turned backward, pants hanging off their hips, and their shoes untied, with a look in their eyes that challenged me to say something about their appearance, their attitude. Had I not spent over twenty years in the military, and the same amount of years as a mentor, I might have been intimidated. Having known Joseph for several years through collaborating on writing projects, I found her not easily intimidated either, an excellent trait for raising sons.

    Black males are in crisis! How many times have we seen their mug shots on television? With their menacing faces and wild hair, the word, Thug immediately springs to mind. How many times have we seen them carried away in handcuffs, a dingy, tee shirt over their heads, as if to render themselves invisible? How many times have these same males felt invisible -- first in their own homes, and then in our society?

    Across the United States, less than 50% of young, Black males even graduate from high school. Many of them in the twelfth grade

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