Ashley Fires’ Mom & Step Son is a great book for parents of children who are starting to masturbate to porn with their sons. The book has been out for over ten years, and while it still gets rave reviews from readers, I do not consider it to be the best book on this subject. There are many good books that deal with this topic and some of them have better advice.
The main problem I have with this book is that it does not offer any solutions for parents who are struggling to find a way to talk to their children about masturbation. It also does not offer any real solutions for men who are already doing it to excess. The way this book treats the issue of masturbation to pornography is like asking if you could watch porn while you are masturbating. It really is just a text book answer for why kids masturbate, and nothing more. Many other parenting books deal better with the issue.
In my opinion, the best book on the subject of masturbation to porn – Ashley Fires, comes from the perspective of a man who was once a victim of molestation. This man wants to help other fathers who are now mired in similar guilt and feelings about their past. He offers up some good ideas for helping your child deal with their temptations. While most of his material is good advice, I felt that he did not go into as much detail as some of the other books on this subject. Bottom line, if you are looking for a quick guide on how to talk to your kids about masturbation to porn, this isn’t it. Mom & Step Son Masturbate to Porn – Ashley Fires – Family Therapy – Alex Adams
