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Bringing Up Boys by James Dobson — WisdomDeck honest review
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Bringing Up Boys

by James Dobson

Dobson on raising boys: fathers, discipline, masculinity, from a conservative faith perspective. Bestselling and contested.

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you want secular or progressive guidance; see Raising Cain.

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  1. Fathers matter.
  2. Boys need structure and adventure.
  3. Filter through your values.

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