Boys Should Be Boys by Meeker, Meg -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Epigraph Title Page Dedication Introduction CHAPTER ONE - Boyhood under Siege

OUR BOYS AT RISK HOW TO TURN THINGS AROUND KEEP FIRST THINGS FIRST

CHAPTER TWO - Bucking Peer Pressure

FIVE PARTS LOVE, ONE PART DISCIPLINE DON’T LET HIM BE SOMEONE’S DUMPING GROUND YOU ARE NOT THE ENEMY

CHAPTER THREE - Bullfrogs and Racecars

A PORCH AND A PUMPKIN THE SCIENCE OF OUTDOOR LIFE A PIECE OF CABLE, A BACKPACK, AND ONE PVC PIPE THE RED SQUIRREL WHAT NATURE TEACHES RISK-TAKING

CHAPTER FOUR - Electronic Matters

WHAT BOYS SEE MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON A BOY’S MIND OUR TV, OURSELVES

CHAPTER FIVE - Does Testosterone Drive Cars?

THE MOODY TEEN COGNITIVE MATURITY

CHAPTER SIX - Encouragement, Mastery, and Competition

A MOTHER’S ROLE IN ENCOURAGEMENT A FATHER’S ENCOURAGEMENT THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORTS THE IMPORTANCE OF WINNING COMPETITION: MASTERY OVER THE BODY MASTERY OVER EMOTIONS MASTERY OVER ENERGIES GAMES AND ADOLESCENCE

CHAPTER SEVEN - A Mother’s Son

A TERRIFYING BEAUTY FEMININE NURTURE OF THE MASCULINE NATURE A FACE OF LOVE THE EYES OF A HAWK KEEPER OF DIGNITY DISPENSER OF GRACE EMOTIONAL CONNECTOR WHEN LOVE COMES OUT SIDEWAYS MATERNAL CONFLICT: ENMESHMENT ESTRANGEMENT OVER-DEPENDENCE: MAMA’S BOY UNAVAILABILITY

CHAPTER EIGHT - The Difference a Dad Makes

WHAT A FATHER GIVES A SON THE BLESSING LOVE FROM A FATHER TIME AFFECTION LOVE: STICKING IT OUT SELF CONTROL

CHAPTER NINE - The Forgotten Step from Boyhood to Manhood

THE TRANSITION MOVING FROM YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE TO I’M RESPONSIBLE DOING WHAT’S RIGHT MEN KEEP MOVING FORWARD

CHAPTER TEN - The God Factor

WHAT BOYS BELIEVE GOD IS GOOD FOR BOYS BOYS AND FAITH—WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHY BOYS NEED GOD

CHAPTER ELEVEN - How Then Shall We Teach Them to Live?

INTEGRITY COURAGE HUMILITY MEEKNESS KINDNESS

CHAPTER TWELVE - Ten Tips to Making Sure You Get It Right

1) KNOW THAT YOU CHANGE HIS WORLD 2) RAISE HIM FROM THE INSIDE OUT 3) HELP HIS MASCULINITY EXPLODE 4) HELP HIM FIND PURPOSE AND PASSION 5) TEACH HIM TO SERVE 6) INSIST ON SELF-RESPECT 7) PERSEVERE 8) BE HIS HERO 9) WATCH, THEN WATCH AGAIN 10) GIVE HIM THE BEST OF YOURSELF

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