The Best of Boys: Helping Your Sons Through Their Teenage Years

ISBN-13: 9781909771017 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 332 str.

Claire Gillman

Opis

Growing up is never easy, but for boys today, the pressures seem to be increasing. With depression and suicide rates among male adolescents on the up, they need your help to grow into happy and confident young men. But when boys hit the teenage years, communicating with them can be difficult and sometimes challenging. Giving the right support and guidance through these years should set them on the right course for a well-balanced adult life. The book gives parents all the information they need on the enormous changes boys go through from the age of 11 to 18, and honest advice on how to deal with them. Practical, informative and enormously reassuring, it draws on advice from experts, a wide range of other parents and teenage boys themselves to cover: Physical and emotional changes The different stages of adolescence Problems boys may hit School issues Helping boys to be self-reliant and street-wise Warning signs Sex, drugs and alcohol How to stay sane as parents With the message that we should celebrate teenage boys and what they can offer, this down-to-earth, positive book is essential reading for all those with sons."