Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the Ne

Leonard Sax

Basic Books

Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, they are less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. As for young men, it turns out the film Failure to Launch is not far from the truth. Fully one-third of men ages 22-34 are still living at home with their parents-about a 100 percent increase in the past twenty years. Boys nationwide are increasingly dropping out of school; fewer are going to college; and for the first time in American history, women are outnumbering men at undergraduate institutions three to two. Parents, teachers, and mental health professionals are worried about boys. But until now, no one has come up with good reasons for their decline-and, more important, with workable solutions to reverse this troubling trend. Now, family physician and research psychologist Dr. Leonard Sax delves into the scientific literature and draws on his vast clinical experience to propose an entirely original view of why boys and young men are failing in school and at home. He argues that a combination of social, cultural, and biological factors is creating an environment that is literally toxic to boys, ranging from environmental estrogens to the over-prescription of ADHD drugs. And he presents practical solutions-from new ways of controlling boys' use of video games, to innovative (and workable) education reforms.

Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

In recent years, scientists have discovered that differences between girls and boys are more profound than anybody ever guessed. Recent research shows that girls and boys see the world differently-not only figuratively but literally. A girl's retina is built very differently from the retina of a boy. When a girl and a boy look at the same landscape, they are seeing very different images. Girls and boys hear differently as well. These differences have major implications for best practices in education-and also for effective parenting. Leonard Sax-a family physician and psychologist-explains why gender matters. Teachers will learn how to encourage girls to excel in math and science-and how to get boys to love reading novels. Parents get practical and effective tips about how to discipline a son, and different ways to approach a daughter. A wide range of issues-including drug use, sex, aggression, and risk-taking-are addressed in a reader-friendly style. Ultimately, Sax shows how to recognize and understand these hardwired differences to help every girl and every boy reach their fullest potential. Book jacket.

Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Sc

San Val

From kindergarten to college, boys are less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. Dr. Sax reveals a combination of factors creating an environment toxic to boys and presents some practical solutions.

Boys Adrift (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)

Findaway World

The author of Boys Adrift and Why Gender Matters argues that the lives of young women today are at risk and shows what we can do to encourage girls to achieve their potential. Psychologist and physician Leonard Sax's work with young people reveals that girls today have an incredibly brittle sense of self. Though they may look confident on the outside, teens and tweens are fragile inside, obsessed with grades, sports, networking sites, and appearances. They are confused about their sexual identity, as environmental toxins are accelerating physical maturity faster than their emotional maturity. Now, Sax gives us the tools we need to help girls become independent and confident women. He provides parents with practical tips on everything from helping their daughter make decisions, to nurturing her spirit through female-centered activities, to getting her involved in communities of female role models, which give young women pride and allow them to grow in a safe environment that nurtures curiosity and confidence.

Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the New Crisis for Girls

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

Blackstone Audiobooks

[Read by Malcolm Hillgartner] In The Collapse of Parenting, Leonard Sax, an acclaimed expert on parenting and childhood development, identifies a key problem plaguing American children: the dramatic decline in young people's achievement and psychological health. The root of this problem, Sax contends, lies in the transfer of authority from parents to their children, a shift that has been occurring over the last fifty years and is now impossible to ignore. Sax pinpoints the effects of this shift, arguing that the rising levels of obesity, depression, and anxiety among young people can all be traced back to a corresponding decline in adult authority.

The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups

Blackstone Audio,Inc.

[Read by Malcolm Hillgartner] In The Collapse of Parenting, Leonard Sax, an acclaimed expert on parenting and childhood development, identifies a key problem plaguing American children: the dramatic decline in young people's achievement and psychological health. The root of this problem, Sax contends, lies in the transfer of authority from parents to their children, a shift that has been occurring over the last fifty years and is now impossible to ignore. Sax pinpoints the effects of this shift, arguing that the rising levels of obesity, depression, and anxiety among young people can all be traced back to a corresponding decline in adult authority.

A parenting expert reveals the four biggest threats to girls' psychological growth and explains how parents can help their daughters develop a healthy sense of self. In Girls on the Edge, psychologist and physician Leonard Sax argues that many girls today have a brittle sense of self-they may look confident and strong on the outside, but they're fragile within. Sax offers the tools we need to help them become independent and confident women, and provides parents with practical tips on everything from helping their daughter limit her time on social media, to choosing a sport, to nurturing her spirit through female-centered activities. Compelling and inspiring, Girls on the Edge points the way to a new future for today's girls and young women.

Girls On The Edge: Why So Many Girls Are Anxious, Wired, and ObsessedAnd What Parents Can Do

Teen & Young Adult

Hachette B and Blackstone Publishing

Falling Parents (Korean Edition)

Daobom

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Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the Ne

Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Sc

Boys Adrift (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)

Girls on the Edge: The Four Factors Driving the New Crisis for Girls

The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups

The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups

Girls On The Edge: Why So Many Girls Are Anxious, Wired, and ObsessedAnd What Parents Can Do

Falling Parents (Korean Edition)