Swagger
Subtitle: 10 urgent rules for raising boys in an era of failing schools, mass joblessness, and thug culture
By: Lisa Bloom
Publisher: Vantage Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781936467693; 9781482523959
Subjects: Child development; Boys; Teenage boys; Conduct of life; Parenting; Life skills guides
Description: In this wakeup call for parents about the real world boys inhabit right now, Bloom explains how to teach your boy humility (the swagger anti-venom), to "making your home a reading mecca," creating an expectation of college graduation, and how to teach your boy to be critical of the media onslaught in his life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The forces aligned against your boy. Education: no longer a national priority; title: Our economy: the de-industrialized revolution; title: Thug culture: big money in undermining our values; title: Mass incarceration: young men locked up, locked out; title: pt. 2. Ten rules for raising boys right now. Rule 1: Lose the swagger, kid; title: Rule 2: Set college expectations early and often; title: Rule 3: Make your home a reading mecca; title: Rule 4: Eliminate the competition; title: Rule 5: Become aware of the data pinging in and out of your boy's brain; title: Rule 6: Teach your boy to be ever-critical of all media; title: Rule 7: Support his teacher; title: Rule 8: Teach him to respect girls and women; title: Rule 9: Make community service a regular part of your family life; title: Rule 10: Take him away; title: Appendix: Books boys love.