Summary of Meg Meeker's Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

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#1 If a boy has felt rejection from you, he will believe that other women will reject him as well. He may become afraid of opening his heart to women for fear of being hurt again.

#2 When John was ten years old, his father died of pancreatic cancer. He immediately assumed the role of man of the house and took care of his mother and younger siblings. He was so afraid for them that he couldn’t study or play sports.

#3 As mothers, we want our children to be happy. We rush to quiet their cries when they are infants because we don’t want them to be uncomfortable or sad. When they are first playing sports or going to school, we watch to see how their peers treat them so that we can help if they are rejected or bullied.

#4 When it comes to communicating with our sons, we must remember that they are not always going to want to talk things through. They may see things differently than us, and that can be hard to understand. But we must remember that they need our love and security, and they will always appreciate that.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822500761

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Insights on Meg Meeker's Strong Mothers, Strong Sons

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

If a boy has felt rejection from you, he will believe that other women will reject him as well. He may become afraid of opening his heart to women for fear of being hurt again.

#2

When John was ten years old, his father died of pancreatic cancer. He immediately assumed the role of man of the house and took care of his mother and younger siblings. He was so afraid for them that he couldn’t study or play sports.

#3

As mothers, we want our children to be happy. We rush to quiet their cries when they are infants because we don’t want them to be uncomfortable or sad. When they are first playing sports or going to school, we watch to see how their peers treat them so that we can help if they are rejected or bullied.

#4

When it comes to communicating with our sons, we must remember that they are not always going to want to talk things through. They may see things differently than us, and that can be hard to understand. But we must remember that they need our love and security, and they will always appreciate that.

#5

We must teach our sons the five virtues of courage, temperance, justice, prudence, and wisdom, and help them understand the meaning of love. These are the things that will help them be truly happy.

#6

We must love our sons as intentionally when they are eight days old as when they are twelve years old. We must spend time with them and not just when they are performing. We must show them love by affection, and by challenging them in meaningful ways.

#7

Elijah’s mother noticed that he was changing. He began to withdraw from her, and he seemed to be having friend issues. She didn’t know what was happening at school, since he told her that he was old enough to handle his work and his teachers.

#8

When we love our sons, we must get over our own feelings of rejection and worry and take the first steps toward them. We must act beyond our comfort zones, like disciplining ourselves to listen without interrupting, tackling frustrating conversations, or offering to spend more time with our sons doing relaxing things like going to a movie.

#9

When our sons are first born, we become protective and possessive of them. This is natural because we don’t want anything bad to happen to them. But this will result in a stunted man, a man who hasn’t been made ready to contribute to and benefit from a loving relationship with an adult partner.

#10

When boys are stressed, they may emotionally retreat from their mothers. When they do this, they often make snide remarks to their mothers. We must develop a thick skin in order to keep our wits about us.

#11

When we approach our sons’ teen years with the fear that we are losing them, we may respond in such ways that actually cause us to lose them. We must learn to let go of our sons in healthy ways as they mature.

#12

We need to realize