Masterminds & wingmen helping our boys cope with schoolyard power, locker-room tests, girlfriends, and the new rules of Boy World

Here is a landmark book that reveals how boys think, showing parents, educators, and coaches how to reach out and help boys overcome their most common yet difficult challenges. Do you constantly struggle to pull information from your son, student, or athlete, only to encounter evasive assurances lik...

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Main Author: Wiseman, Rosalind, 1969-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Harmony Books, c2013.
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Summary: Here is a landmark book that reveals how boys think, showing parents, educators, and coaches how to reach out and help boys overcome their most common yet difficult challenges. Do you constantly struggle to pull information from your son, student, or athlete, only to encounter evasive assurances like "It's nothing"? Do you sense that the boy you care about is being bullied, but that he'll do anything to avoid your "help?" Have you watched with frustration as your boy flounders with girls? Welcome to Boy World: a place where asking for help or showing emotional pain often feels impossible. Where sports and video games can mean everything, but working hard in school frequently earns ridicule. Where hiding problems from adults is the ironclad rule. Boy World is governed by social hierarchies and a powerful set of unwritten rules that have huge implications for your boy's relationships, his interactions with you, and the man he'll become. If you want what's best for him, you need to know what these rules are and how to work with them effectively.--From publisher description.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: 377 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0307986659
9780307986658
Author Notes: ROSALIND WISEMAN is an educator, parenting expert, and founder of Creating Cultures of Dignity, an organization that helps young people successfully navigate the social challenges of young adulthood. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of Queen Bees and Wannabes and Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads . She lives in Boulder, CO.