The Way of Boys: Promoting the Social and Emotional Development of Young Boys
Boys will be boys . . . It's time we stopped trying to "fix" them.Boys today are being bombarded with a slew of diagnoses—ADHD, Asperger's, bipolar disorder—at an alarming rate and at younger ages. The Way of Boys urges parents, educators, pediatricians, psychologists, and other developmental...
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Boys will be boys . . . It's time we stopped trying to "fix" them.Boys today are being bombarded with a slew of diagnoses—ADHD, Asperger's, bipolar disorder—at an alarming rate and at younger ages. The Way of Boys urges parents, educators, pediatricians, psychologists, and other developmental experts to reevaluate and significantly change how we deal with our youngest boys. When parents understand the wide spectrum for normal boy development, they can successfully communicate with their son—and everyone in their son's life—and help him grow into a healthy and smart young man. Dr. Anthony Rao challenges some of the potentially harmful assumptions, attitudes, and behaviors we've developed toward young boyhood over the last few decades. The Way of Boys is a celebration of natural, constructive boyhood development and an expert, definitive handbook on what to look for and expect in normal growth.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780061707834 (006170783X)
Publish date: June 29th 2010
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Action leads to talk -- try something repetitive like basketball, ping pong, catch. Cooperation -- build something together. Parallel play -- all ways to help boys to talk.Strategies for containing aggressive behavior -- reminders (at eye level, just before), practicing calm (taking a deep breath, a...