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Book Review
Book Review

BRAVE HEART FROM FATHER TO SON

BY JOHN WILLS NJOROGE

Father to Son dropouts especially at the primary and well mentored. However, at the
his book could not have school level; Deep involvement advent of the women’s liberation
come at a better time in vices as an outlet; Men who are movement in the late 70’s, slowly
than this, given the con- unable to lead their families instead the boy child became relegated to
Ttext in which parenting of resulting to abuse of alcohol and the back. No one fought for the
of the boy child is taking place. narcotics, not to mention the decline boy, therefore he found an outlet in
of positive male role models. crime and vice to assert himself or
The affirmative action towards he became indifferent to his role in
the girl child was the right move This book presents a paradigm shift society.
to emancipate her, however, this from the old way of thinking to a
has led to the sidelining of the boy new perception. Previously, the boy As such, the book addresses parents
child. We only need to glimpse at benefited immensely from a patriar- of boys through the various devel-
society now to acknowledge the chal society, he was acknowledged opmental stages from boyhood into
effects: Poor performance of the and affirmed and families did every- manhood. These include the phys-
boy in school; Increased school thing to ensure that he was educated iological and psychosocial aspects

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