SELF-ESTEEM FOR BOYS is an essential guide for helping parents and tea chers support boys through the difficulties of growing up. Self-esteem is what every parent wishes their son to have. It is his passport to a happier, more fulfilled life. The quiet confidence that self-respect gives to boys ensures that they learn to learn, play, love and commun icate better. This practical book suggests ways to handle difficult stages in boys' lives, and when they are likely to occur, so that those who deal with them may help them to gain self-esteem. Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer shows how to: --Understand the challenges and opportunities that boys face today; --Help boys develop the inner strength to resist peer group demands; --Manage boys' behaviour in a way that preserves and promotes their self -esteem; --Respond sensitively when boys suffer setbacks;
ISBN: | 9780091855871 |
Publication date: | 7th September 2000 |
Author: | Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer |
Publisher: | Vermilion an imprint of Ebury Publishing |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 224 pages |
Genres: |
Parenting Child care and upbringing: advice for parents Gender studies: men and boys |