TY - BOOK AU - Wilson,Gary B. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Help your boys succeed: the essential guide for parents T2 - Help your child succeed SN - 9781855396630 AV - HQ775 .W55 2008 U1 - 649/.132 22 PY - 2008/// CY - [London], New York PB - Continuum International Pub. Group KW - Boys KW - Success in children KW - Self-esteem in children KW - Child rearing KW - Parenting KW - Parent and child KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=602018 ER -