Raising Boys Into Extraordinary Young Men: A Mother’s Perspective

By Monica Hawkins Ph.D. M.P.H.

For years, numerous parents, teachers, and coaches asked what I was doing special to raise my son. This book is my blueprint that I used to raise my son to be an articulate, self-confident, intelligent, and extraordinary young man and leader. I want to inspire other parents to raise their sons with similar attributes to my son who was taught to be extraordinary from the moment he was born.

 

Dr. Hawkins, author of "Raising Boys Into Extraordinary Young Men" and "Raising Girls Into Extraordinary Young Women", is interviewed by the AuthorHouse Author’s Digest. Dr. Hawkins discussed raising extraordinary children and becoming phenomenal parents.

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Dr. Hawkins, author of "Raising Boys Into Extraordinary Young Men" and "Raising Girls Into Extraordinary Young Women", is interviewed by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant on the Sisters4Fitness Wellness Show. Dr. Hawkins discussed parenting techniques that can help you raise successful sons and daughters.

Watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiC4yL7sTCM

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• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546229599

Monica Hawkins Ph.D. M.P.H.

Ever since Dr. Hawkins’ son was a baby, countless parents, teachers, and coaches always asked her what she was doing that was special to raise her son. They always commented about how alert, intelligent, and curious he was as a baby. As her son grew older, people continued noticing how smart and articulate he was, how much self-esteem he displayed, and the natural leadership skills he possessed. Because of this, Dr. Hawkins decided to write her first book about how to raise an infant boy into an extraordinary young man for one reason – to inspire. Dr. Hawkins wants to ultimately motivate parents everywhere to raise their sons to be intelligent, self-confident, and extraordinary young men. She wrote a book for girls as well – Dr. Hawkins wanting parents of young girls to know that they can also raise their daughters to grow up to be confident, extraordinary young women. Dr. Hawkins is a proud wife, mother, sports fan, fitness lover, and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated! She is a mentor, tutor, and motivator. Dr. Hawkins earned her Ph.D. from George Mason University, her Master of Public Health from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science from Howard University.

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Published by AuthorHouse 05/13/2018

ISBN: 978-1-5462-2960-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-2959-9 (e)

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This book is dedicated to our extraordinary son Therman Hawkins III, his future children, and his future grandchildren.

Preface

This book will change you and your son’s lives. It is written for every baby boy who is born so that he will grow up to be one of society’s successful and extraordinary young men. As the mother of an extraordinary, self-confident, and intelligent young man, I know that there will be many obstacles that you and your sons will face throughout life. Society sometimes struggles with accepting extraordinary boys being successful, but it is my life’s mission that your sons will become successful anyway. I want your sons to always exude self-confidence, mental-strength, intelligence, and other similar characteristics in every situation they encounter. I want the same characteristics to be developed in your sons as my son so that they, too, can always stand out in a group setting. I want them to always be noticeable in a group setting in positive ways. This means that they need to be assertive in every situation they face so that people will always recognize them. I know that this is easier said than done and that they may get extremely nervous speaking up all the time, and that is totally understandable. The more that your sons practice being assertive, they will soon begin to feel more comfortable each time displaying self-confidence. As an extraordinary parent, your job is to always create a safe place for your sons to be raised. This environment should include giving them basic needs such as food, water, shelter, and tender love and care. Spend time displaying love and affection toward your sons. You owe it to them so that they can then display love and affection toward their own children when they get older.

I want to pass along my blueprint that I used to raise my son to be a mentally-strong, articulate, intelligent, extraordinary young man who was taught each of these characteristics from the moment he was born. I am a true believer that you are what you think. So, if your sons believe that they are extraordinary, then they will be extraordinary. From the time my son was a baby, people from all cultural backgrounds would ask me what I was doing special with him because he was so intelligent, alert, and curious. After my son learned to talk, he would hold a conversation with anyone that he wanted to talk with and who would talk with him. Most people enjoyed talking with him. He was an extremely calm baby and his demeanor was the same every day. He was also a very engaging and alert baby.