02701nam 22005654a 450 991081427690332120200520144314.01-281-22836-297866112283611-59385-953-8(CKB)1000000000484623(EBL)330505(OCoLC)437198464(SSID)ssj0000114227(PQKBManifestationID)11984674(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114227(PQKBWorkID)10125038(PQKB)10426779(MiAaPQ)EBC330505(EXLCZ)99100000000048462320050513d2006 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrBoys of few words raising our sons to communicate and connect /Adam J. Cox1st ed.New York Guilford Pressc20061 online resource (352 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59385-218-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-319) and index.Preliminaries; SEVEN Navigating the Challenges of Learning and Attention Problems; Contents; EIGHT Ten Commitments to Boys Communication; Prologue; ONE Is Your Son a Boy of Few Words; TWO Why Words Matter; THREE Why Doesn't He Talk to Me; FOUR Without Words for Emotion; Helpful Resources; FIVE Encouraging Shy and Withdrawn Boys; Bibliography; SIX Reducing the Resistance of Angry; Index; About the Author; NINE Leading Boys across the Divide; TEN Working with Schools; ELEVEN When Professional Help Makes Sense; Epilogue The Men They Will BecomeWhen parents feel separated from their sons by a curtain of silence or a wall of resistance, they're right to be concerned. Boys of few words--the ones who limit their expression to a timid shrug or an indifferent grunt--need our help. Whether the problem is rooted in 'nature' or 'nurture,' boys who grow up unable to talk about their thoughts and feelings find it hard to connect with others at school, home, and eventually in business and personal relationships. Psychologist Adam Cox helps parents understand all the factors that may be limiting their son's ability or willingness to communicate-BoysChild rearingCommunication in familiesBoys.Child rearing.Communication in families.649/.132Cox Adam J1723395MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814276903321Boys of Few Words4124605UNINA