The Hero's Heart: A Coming of Age Circle for Boys (And the Mothers who Love Them)

The Hero's Heart is a groundbreaking new approach to raising healthy, compassionate, and emotionally intact young men. A revolutionary twelve-month journey for mothers and sons, ages 9-14, to explore the core values and themes our boys need most in their passage to healthy young manhood. Through a set of creative social-emotional lesson plans, complete with thought-provoking discussion questions, inspiring activities, and simple rituals, The Hero's Heart offers a practical template to create an intentional community in which your son will thrive, and where you as his mother will find support. The ultimate goal of The Hero's Heart is to assist mothers during this pivotal phase to nurture their boys' inner qualities -- the hero's heart -- so that those boys will retain and develop their whole selves as they navigate the maze of issues boys in our culture must face. Innovative and timely, this mother-son curriculum is an answer to what our boys need in order to thrive - rather than just survive - in the current culture of traditional masculinity. By sharing the Hero's Heart together, your son will: Develop a strong sense of self and values.Learn to be comfortable with intimacy, authenticity, and vulnerability in relationships with others. Develop a solid working relationship with his own inner guidance system.Be well-prepared to safely navigate peer-pressure, drugs, alcohol and sex.With genuine encouragement and invaluable insight, Melia inspires mothers to create the intentional communities, character-shaping opportunities, and rite-of-passage experiences that adolescent boys crave. The Hero's Heart is a gift to anyone involved in raising or nurturing boys.