REAL MEN RAISE THEIR KIDS

About the Book

Have you ever wondered if you are the only sane person in your family? Fear not! Matt Koven's Real Men Raise Their Kids travels beyond typical childhood memoir accounts. This humorous collection of boyhood experiences will prove that your family is not the most dysfunctional. Journey from the West Indies to Europe running throughout America's heartland and back covering the entire Deep South, in a non-stop account of a passionate and loving father's attempt to raise his family.

In modern American society, it still remains unusual for fathers to spend large amounts of time with their children; however, in the last decade children and fathers have begun to spend valuable time with each other. Real Men Raise Their Kids humorously explores the results of the emerging trend of fathers taking time from their work to actively partake in the childrearing process. Exposing his family's most turbulent moments Koven elucidates the benefits that result from fathers actively participating in his child's youth.

About the Author

Matt Koven, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Koven, was raised in a manner of proper etiquette and philosophy of never taking shortcuts in life. Matt is an active senior at Woodward Academy High School in College Park, Georgia. He is a Georgia State finalist in the two-mile run, and enjoys Cross Country running. Recently, Matt established and is presently presiding over Woodward?s Investment Club. He has served as class president for multiple years and publishes frequently in The Blade, his school newspaper. Matt?s love for his family and his awareness of his father?s unique character was a motivating force behind writing Real Men Raise Their Kids.