Parts Pieces & Particulars

Help! What do I do with a boy? Divorced and having been raised in a family of four daughters by her mother and grandmother Kay was on her own to find the answer. Parts Pieces & Particulars: A Primer for Single Moms Raising Boys and Single Dads Raising Girls has incubated in Kays mind for the past twenty years. Having not found a light yet informative book on the topic she created Parts Pieces & Particulars to benefit other single parents raising children of the opposite sex. Parts Pieces & Particulars provides easy descriptions on every page-not exhaustive explanations hidden deep within chapters of big bulky books. From making motor noises to shaving to menstruating Kay addresses gender issues in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner. With the help of authoritative experts including single dads raising daughters single moms raising sons a medical consultant a focus group a writing group and not just a few eight- to ten-year-olds Kay touches on matters from the embarrassing to the mundane. As an acknowledgement of todays gender fluidity Kay has included a section to recognize that not all boys or girls identify with traditional gender roles. Please enjoy Parts Pieces & Particulars when those daunting questions come to you as they did to Kay Help! What do I do with a boy?