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The wonder of boys : what parents, mentors, and educators can do to shape boys into exceptional men / Michael Gurian. - 1st trade pbk. ed. - New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1997, c1996. - xxii, 294 p. ; 23 cm.

Why boys are the way they are -- Where it all begins : the biology of boyhood -- culture boys create -- What boys need -- Boys need a tribe -- Love you forever : what boys need from their mothers -- From Daddy to Dad : the father-son relationship -- boy's second birth : the passage into manhood -- How to raise a boy -- Teaching boys discipline -- Teaching boys values, morality, and spirituality -- Teaching boys about sex and love -- Teaching boys a healthy male role in life. pt. 1. ch. 1. ch. 2. The pt. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. A pt. 3. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9. ch. 10.

Describes how family relationships, mentors, role models, and support from schools and the community are necessary to raise boys successfully.

0874778875 (pbk.) : 9780874778878 (pbk.)


Boys.
Boys--Psychology.
Child rearing.
Garcons.
Adolescents--Psychologie.
Education des enfants.

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