Winners: The Prince Boofhead Syndrome, by Dr Michael Carr-Gregg

PARENTS of teenage boys will know the challenges of raising them. A new book by renowned psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg will help ease the pain.

Michael Carr-Gregg has released a book on dealing with teenage boys.

A LEADING child psychologist has warned weak parenting is leading to a generation of disrespectful boys who could grow up to be lazy and even violent.

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg’s latest book, The Prince Boofhead Syndrome, has urged parents to stop raising self-absorbed “boofheads” who have never been made to suffer the consequences of their bad behaviour.

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“There is a sub-segment of self-entitled boys and I’m worried they are growing in number,” Dr Carr-Gregg said.

He said parents had to set boundaries and impose consequences for their son’s inappropriate actions and demand respect.

“One boy used his father’s stolen credit card and when I asked what the consequences were, the father said ‘I told him not to do it again’ — a massive fail,” he said.

Dr Carr-Gregg said teenage boys were often physically mature, but mentally and emotionally immature, which could lead to them being violent and destructive.

“They can stand over their mothers and sometimes hit them — 70 per cent of mothers have felt physically threatened by their sons, and that’s not acceptable,” he said.