LEADER 02701nam 22005654a 450 001 9910814276903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-22836-2 010 $a9786611228361 010 $a1-59385-953-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484623 035 $a(EBL)330505 035 $a(OCoLC)437198464 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000114227 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11984674 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114227 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10125038 035 $a(PQKB)10426779 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC330505 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484623 100 $a20050513d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBoys of few words $eraising our sons to communicate and connect /$fAdam J. Cox 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cGuilford Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (352 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59385-218-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 317-319) and index. 327 $aPreliminaries; 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Matter; THREE Why Doesn't He Talk to Me; FOUR Without Words for Emotion; Helpful Resources; FIVE Encouraging Shy and Withdrawn Boys; Bibliography; SIX Reducing the Resistance of Angry; Index; About the Author; NINE Leading Boys across the Divide; TEN Working with Schools; ELEVEN When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 Become 330 $aWhen 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- 606 $aBoys 606 $aChild rearing 606 $aCommunication in families 615 0$aBoys. 615 0$aChild rearing. 615 0$aCommunication in families. 676 $a649/.132 700 $aCox$b Adam J$01723395 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814276903321 996 $aBoys of Few Words$94124605 997 $aUNINA