02068nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10427119 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080425s2008 enka s 000 0 eng 2008018931 9781855394490 1855394499 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)682540902 HQ775 .W55 2008eb 649/.132 22 Wilson, Gary B. Help your boys succeed [electronic resource] : the essential guide for parents / Gary Wilson. [London] ; New York : Continuum International Pub. Group, c2008. 110 p. : ill. Help your child succeed The barriers to boys' achievement and how parents can help boys to break through them -- Too much pressure at pre-school -- Lack of independence -- Boys starting school linguistically less developed -- Physiological needs not met -- Negative attitudes to writing -- Limited interest in reading -- Inability to plan and prepare effectively -- Peer pressure -- The laddish culture -- Emotional ingelligence issues -- A mismatch between how he is expected to work and his preferred way of working -- Poor reflection skills -- Low self-esteem and limiting self-beliefs -- Lack of positive male role models -- Let's hear it from the boys -- Homework -- Revision - Coursework -- Aspirations -- Boys can be turned around -- How schools are responding to the problem. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Boys. Success in children. Self-esteem in children. Child rearing. Parenting. Parent and child. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10427119 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 239865 239865