200 Ways to Raise a Boy's Emotional Intelligence: An Indispensible Guide for Parents, Teachers & Other Concerned Caregivers [Paperback]

Will Glennon (Author), Jeanne Elium (Foreword), Don Elium (Foreword)

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Publication Date: June 1, 2000

A nationally recognized parenting expert and spokesperson for fathers, Glennon presents straightforward and well-researched-ways- both to nurture young men and, in turn, to teach them how to be nurturing. As we enter the twenty-first century, it is alarming how few real solutions are available to teach boys how to effectively connect with and manage their feelings and to use them constructively and not destructively.

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About the Author

Will Glennon is the author of 200 Ways to Raise a Boy's Emotional Intelligence, 200 Ways to Raise a Girl's Self-Esteem, and an editor of the bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series. He is a regular columnist for Daughters newsletter and sits on the Board of Advisors for Dads & Daughters, a national parenting organization. The father of two children, a son and a daughter, Glennon lives in Berkeley, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Conari Press (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573240206
• ISBN-13: 978-1573240208
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book does not talk much about emotional intelligence..., August 28, 2002

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This review is from: 200 Ways to Raise a Boy's Emotional Intelligence: An Indispensible Guide for Parents, Teachers & Other Concerned Caregivers (Paperback)

On the positive side, this book is a checklist of fairly obvious parenting issues with boys. It also offers a long list of bromides. Examples from the 200 recommendations in this list are: Be yourself [as a parent, I suppose]; Don't tease [mixed messages are hard to decode]. Some recommendations are better than others, e.g., Stop the glorification of violence. Some of the "quotes" from men look so canned that they seem to have been made up.

On the negative side, this book addresses only peripherally emotional intelligence, which is something it said it would help you raise. For instance, the authors say very little about boys regulating and coping with emotions, their expressive behavior, or relationship building. In addition, the authors say nothing about ethical values which are meant to be part of emotional intelligence. After all, con men have emotional intelligence: they read their mark carefully. The difference is that their behavior is divorced from ethics.

Too bad.

This is a companion book from the same publisher about girls' self-esteem. Parents might find that book relatively more helpful.

44 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Those interested in raising and teaching boys must read it!, June 11, 2000

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This review is from: 200 Ways to Raise a Boy's Emotional Intelligence: An Indispensible Guide for Parents, Teachers & Other Concerned Caregivers (Paperback)

"200 Ways to Raise a Boy's Emotional Intelligence: An Indispensible Guide for Parents, Teachers & Other Concerned Caregivers" is a very advisable guide for those who are daily dealing with the challenges in raising and educating boys. Its authors have sucessfully achieved to write a book that contains practical suggestions for those interested in growing boys' skills and avoiding future deficiencies. In a world where it is becoming each time more difficult to prepare kids towards the outside challenges, this is a helpful guide that can, if followed its suggestions, bring additional advantages than those who relate to boys' traditional education. A real must-have for parents and teachers!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a gold mine of knowledge>>>Should be in every home with males, September 3, 2009

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This book should go into reprint. The contents are well-written, and vitally-important for these times where males are becoming more seriously violently at younger and younger ages.