The most important job in the world This treasury of wisdom, humor, and love is a guide for every step of the exhilarating, sometimes exasperating journey that begins with those three wonderful words: It's a boy! Its hundreds of lessons from mother to son include instilling values and confidence. Knowing when to say yes, and when to say no. It's filled with the importance of nurturing responsibility: Teach him that the world will judge him by his actions, not his intentions. Fun stuff: Have tea with him in the afternoons. Serve cookies. And when he's ready to go: Hug him fiercely. Melissa Harrison is a school library director. She and Harry are married, have two grown children, and live in Dallas, Texas. Harry H. Harrison Jr. is a parenting expert and author of 1,001 Things It Means to Be a Dad and other 1,001 Things books from Thomas Nelson. For many years, he operated his own award-winning creative consultancy firm, Harrison Creative Directions. In the Beginning If you wait until he cries to pick him up, you're teaching him to cry He will need a nap every day for his first five years. So will you. Leaving Home Ask him to please never get a tattoo involving the word Mom Remember, he'll be back. He's hungry. Boys are different. Boy, are they different. This assuring guide, woven out of wisdom, humor, experience, and a boundless love and patience, is filled with hundreds of important lessons. Instilling values and confidence. Knowing when to say yes, and when to say no. Puppies and girlfriends. It's a mother's treasury

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