12 Rules for Raising Boys

Something is going badly wrong for boys. Rates of depression and self-harm are climbing. Boys are drifting online in search of education and identity, while falling behind in school; absorbing lessons on masculinity and manhood from algorithms rather than adults. The messaging they receive tells them to be louder, tougher, more extreme - while the world around them needs men who can be calm, kind and emotionally fluent. Fathers know their sons are in trouble, but how do we start putting it right? Twelve Rules For Raising Boys explores the cultural, biological and digital forces shaping boyhood today, from what it means to be a man, to navigating the digital landscape and teaching emotional strength. Each rule is grounded in expert insights spanning neuroscience, psychology, social media, masculinity studies and youth development. Revolving around understanding, connection and laying the foundations for a strong future, this is honest, expert-led guidance for men who want to do better by the boys they love. Rob Kemp has a young adult son, and the perspective that comes from two decades of fatherhood. Joe Warner has a four year-old, raised in a world of screens, influencers and AI-shaped manhood. Together they bridge generations - one with wisdom, the other with an urgent call to action - to give today''s fathers the tools, language and confidence they need to raise good men in the making.

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Joe Warner is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author and one the UK's most high-profile health and fitness writers. He is the former editorial director of Men's Fitness magazine. His books include co-authoring "12 Week Body Plan", on how he become the first staff member to grace the cover of Men's Fitness. He has worked in the media for more than 20 years, and is a regular guest expert on TV, radio and podcasts.
Rob Kemp is a freelance journalist and author of seven non-fiction books, including the best-selling "The Expectant Dad's Survival Guide"; "The New Dad's Survival Guide"; and "The Good Guys: 50 Heroes Who Changed the World with Kindness. He's written extensively about men's health, parenting and sport for more than 30 years.

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Raising a son has never felt more complicated.

Boys are growing up in a world very different from the one their fathers knew. That means dads today are trying to guide their sons through a version of childhood they never experienced themselves.

Of course, family still comes first, but its influence is constantly being challenged by phones and screens, friendship groups, school pressures, online communities and a relentless stream of messages telling boys exactly what a man should or shouldn't be.

For dads, that can make it hard to know when to step in, when to step back and how to stay close as your son's world expands. How do you set boundaries without controlling him? Help him handle difficult emotions without making every conversation feel like therapy? Protect him online without pushing him away? And prepare him for independence and a life of his own, while remaining the person he can always turn to?

12 Rules for Raising Boys is an honest, practical guide to the cultural, biological and digital forces shaping boyhood today. Drawing on expert insight from neuroscience, psychology, masculinity studies and child development, it shows fathers how to:

• build a stronger connection with their sons
• guide without controlling
• develop emotional strength and resilience
• navigate phones, friendships, sex and identity
• prepare boys for the freedoms and responsibilities of adult life

Joe Warner and Rob Kemp are two award-winning authors at very different stages of fatherhood. Together, they combine the immediacy of raising a young son today with the perspective gained from more than two decades of experience. They give dads the knowledge, language and confidence to understand their boys better and help them grow into strong, kind and confident young men.