The wonder of boys
Subtitle: what parents, mentors, and educators can do to shape boys into exceptional men
By: Michael Gurian
Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780874778878
Subjects: Éducation des enfants; Boys; Psychologie; Psychology; Garçons; Adolescents; Child rearing
Description: Describes how family relationships, mentors, role models, and support from schools and the community are necessary to raise boys successfully.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1.; title: Why boys are the way they are -- -- ch. 1.; title: Where it all begins : the biology of boyhood -- -- ch. 2. The; title: culture boys create -- -- pt. 2.; title: What boys need -- -- ch. 3.; title: Boys need a tribe -- -- ch. 4.; title: Love you forever : what boys need from their mothers -- -- ch. 5.; title: From Daddy to Dad : the father-son relationship -- -- ch. 6. A; title: boy's second birth : the passage into manhood -- -- pt. 3.; title: How to raise a boy -- -- ch. 7.; title: Teaching boys discipline -- -- ch. 8.; title: Teaching boys values, morality, and spirituality -- -- ch. 9.; title: Teaching boys about sex and love -- -- ch. 10.; title: Teaching boys a healthy male role in life.