Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard

Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, andthe New Rules of Boy World

A landmark book that reveals the way boys think and that shows parents, educators and coaches how to reach out and help boys overcome their most common and difficult challenges -- by the bestselling author who changed our conception of adolescent girls.
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Do you constantly struggle to pull information from your son, student, or athlete, only to encounter mumbling or evasive assurances such as â€œItâ€™s nothingâ€ or â€œIâ€™m good?â€Â Do you sense that the boy you care about is being bullied, but that heâ€™ll do anything to avoid your â€œhelp?â€Â Â Have you repeatedly reminded him that schoolwork and chores come before video games only to spy him reaching for the controller as soon as you leave the room? Have you watched with frustration as your boy flounders with girls?
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Welcome to Boy World. Itâ€™s 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 from â€œthe guysâ€ even as they ask to copy assignments. Where â€œmastermindsâ€ dominate and friends ruthlessly insult each other but can never object when someone steps over the line. Where hiding problems from adults is the ironclad rule because their involvement only makes situations worse. Boy world is governed by social hierarchies and a powerful set of unwritten rules that have huge implications for your boyâ€™s relationships, his interactions with you, and the man heâ€™ll become. If you want whatâ€™s best for him, you need to know what these rules are and how to work with them effectively.
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What youâ€™ll find in Masterminds and Wingmen is critically important for every parent â€“ or anyone who cares about boys â€“ to know. Collaborating with a large team of middle- and high-school-age editors, Rosalind Wiseman has created an unprecedented guide to the life your boy is actually experiencing â€“ his on-the-ground reality.Â Not only does Wiseman challenge you to examine your assumptions, she offers innovative coping strategies aimed at helping your boy develop a positive, authentic, and strong sense of self.
Country USA
Brand Harmony Books
Manufacturer Harmony
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color White
ReleaseDate 2014-07-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307986689

Country	USA
Brand	Harmony Books
Manufacturer	Harmony
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2014-07-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307986689

Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, andthe New Rules of Boy World

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