Parenting Young Boys

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Why America's sons are underachieving, and what we can do about it. Something is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, American boys are, on average, less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere 20 years ago. The gender gap in college attendance and graduation rates has widened dramatically. In Boys Adrift, Dr. Leonard Sax delves into the scientific literature and draws on more than 20 years of clinical experience to explain why boys and young men are failing in school and disengaged at home.

An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic - now more relevant than ever - argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs. After two major waves of feminism and decades of policy reform, women have made massive strides in education. Today they outperform men in nearly every measure of social, academic, and vocational well-being. Christina Hoff Sommers contends that it's time to take a hard look at present-day realities and recognize that boys need help.

Unlock Social Confidence and Thrive—A Practical Guide for Teens on the Spectrum Navigating social situations as a teen on the autism spectrum can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. "Social Skills Workbook for Teens on the Spectrum" is your step-by-step guide to building confidence, making friends, and handling real-world interactions with ease. Packed with practical exercises, engaging activities, and real-life scenarios, this workbook provides clear and structured guidance to help teens develop essential communication, friendship, and problem-solving skills—all while staying...

Talk to your Boys focuses on 16 essential and wide‑ranging conversations on mental health and masculinity, sex and consent, money and power, violence and guns, and more. Packed with helpful advice, conversation starters, tips and scripts, Talk to Your Boys is designed to help families get better at having these crucial, but sometimes awkward, discussions with the larger goal to raise emotionally intelligent men who aren't hemmed in by outdated ideas of masculinity.

Drawing on comprehensive interviews with young men, psychologists, academics, and experts in the field, Boys & Sex dissects so-called locker room talk; how the word "hilarious" robs boys of empathy; pornography as the new sex education; boys’ understanding of hookup culture and consent; and their experience as both victims and perpetrators of sexual violence. By surfacing young men’s experience in all its complexity, Orenstein is able to unravel the hidden truths, hard lessons, and important realities of young male sexuality in today’s world.

This essential book will help prepare your children with techniques for an amazing tomorrow. Essential Life Skills Every 9 Year Old Needs to Know is an indispensable book for parents dedicated to their children's development. This guide equips 8-10 year old boys and girls with the tools required to grasp practical techniques, foster independence, and enable successful decision making.

Do you want to learn what are some of the proven differences between boys and girls? Are you interested in common patterns in development that boys exhibit? Would you like ideas and strategies for how to handle issues that many boys struggle with? Parenting Boys is a guide to a boy's development, from a baby up through young adulthood. Each chapter identifies a stage in a boy's life and looks at what to expect, common challenges, and possible solutions and strategies to handle boys.

Combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility, Alex and Brett Harris weave together biblical insights, history, and modern examples to redefine the teen years as the launching pad of life and map a clear trajectory for long-term fulfillment and eternal impact.

Christina Mars' comprehensive guide, "Parenting Teens: 7 Steps to Escape Communication Breakdown and Cultivate a Calm, Loving, Productive Relationship with Your Teenager," might just be the lifeline you need. Mars offers a multifaceted approach to the challenges of parenting adolescents.

Two years before adopting seven-year-old Keydell from a group home for young boys, Kim made a vow before the Dalai Lama to become a bodhisattva: one who cultivates an enlightened mind, is free from delusion, and practices kindness and compassion above all else. However, she struggles with this practice as her new son's challenged mind sends him into fits of rage and violence, while seemingly allowing him to feel no remorse for his actions. His behaviors go against everything Kim believes in, but she is determined to keep her chocolate-eyed boy safely in the home she has created with her ...

Tackle Financial Literacy, Decision Making, and Critical Thinking in Your Teen, HEAD ON!This essential guide helps in preparing teenagers with techniques for a prosperous future. Essential Life Skills Every 13 Year Old Needs to Know is a vital book for parents focused on their teens wellbeing and growth. This guide promotes 12-14 year old boys and girls the tools needed to grasp practical techniques, promote independence, and encourage successful financial decision making.

Essential Life Skills Every 8 Year Old Needs to Know helps boys and girls ages 8-10 build real world confidence through essential life skills for kids. This practical life skills book prepares children early for independence, responsibility, and strong decision making. Packed with relatable lessons and hands-on activities, it makes teaching life skills simple and effective.

Parenting teenage boys is a skill that can be gained by testing out different parenting strategies. This audiobook will give you the opportunity to acquire different ideas you can try out with your adolescent.

Growing Up Great is a body-positive guide to getting through puberty confidently by respecting the body and all of its changes. From how to handle the physical rollercoaster to coping with out-of-whack feelings, this book has your teen’s back - so they can focus on all of the good stuff ahead. When it comes to puberty books for boys, this one has it all.

How to nail this parenting thing and raise responsible and happy teenage boys without getting into daily fights.... So, you’ve brought a young boy into this world, have you? And now it’s your job to raise him into one of society’s more prosperous and upstanding young men? Right. Although I’m sure this seems like quite the daunting task, please know that you are not alone, and that believe it or not, you are doing a great job! You are not a bad parent!

This essential guide helps in preparing your children with techniques for an awesome tomorrow. Essential Life Skills Every 12 Year Old Needs to Know is a crucial book for parents focused to their children's education. This guide grants 10-12 year old boys and girls the tools required to grasp practical techniques, promote independence, and encourage successful decision making.

Who's the brooding billionaire bad boy next door? Oh great, it's Jake Harrison—my brother's best friend and high school nemesis. And he's more infuriatingly gorgeous than ever. My move to Seattle was supposed to be a fresh start, not a reunion with the guy who made high school hell. To make things worse, he's now my boss at Harrison Tech. I'm Emma Brooks, the new graphic designer they desperately need and the girl who once bested Jake in every school competition. Now, I'm on his turf. As we work late into the night, our professional battles ignite into something far more personal. Can I ...

In "Jesse Sings," Victor Hess weaves a poignant tale of hope, resilience, and the lengths one boy will go to mend his fractured family. Set against the backdrop of a small town in the 1950s, where gossip spreads like wildfire and outsiders are met with suspicion, Jesse Hall’s life is anything but easy. His father’s descent into alcoholism and gambling shatters their once-loving family, leaving Jesse and his pregnant mother to fend for themselves in a new town.. Determined to overcome the adversity that threatens to destroy them, Jesse clings to the hope of seeing his family healed. ...

Growing from a boy to a man is no easy task. Bodies are changing, social circles are evolving, hair is appearing in places it never was before - and on top of it all, there's the ever-present pressure to conform to the typical idea of what it means to be "manly". But it's easier to do if you're armed with facts. Using personal anecdotes as an overly observant mother of two boys and plenty of scientific information from her life as a neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik, PhD, star of The Big Bang Theory, talks directly to teen boys about what it means to grow from a boy to a man.