Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents: Revised 10th Anniversary Edition

Gurian, Michael Ph.D.
New York, New York USA : Wiley & Sons © 2010


Book 400 pp ISBN-13: 9780470608258 ISBN: 0470608250
Synopsis
The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Groundbreaking Classic For Understanding Gender Differences in the Classroom
With this edition, author Michael Gurian and educator Kathy Stevens have revised and updated Gurian's highly acclaimed book Boys and Girls Learn Differently! That classic work clearly demonstrated how the distinction in hard wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. In this new edition, Gurian and Stevens present a proven method for educating our children based on both the latest research in brain science and leading-edge practical strategies.
The innovations presented in this book were applied in the classroom and proven successful, with significant improvements in test scores, student behavior, and teacher effectiveness, during a two-year study Gurian and his colleagues conducted in six Missouri school districts. This revised edition also includes new information on a wealth of topics including how to design successful classrooms for both boys and girls in elementary, secondary, middle, and high school.
Praise for the first edition of Boys and Girls Learn Differently!
"Guidance on how to create 'ultimate classrooms' at all grade levels."
—Chicago Tribune
"Calls for many changes if we are to make schools the best that they can be."
— American Secondary Education
"Provides guidelines for brain-based innovations that will motivate and inspire everyone—teachers, parents, policymakers, and caretakers—interested in educating kids."
—The African Sun Times
"Combines theory and practical suggestions in an effective, readable text. Recommended."
—Library Talk

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

Sax, Leonard Ph.D.
New York, New York USA: Basic Books, © 2009


Book 288 pp ISBN-13: 9780465072101 ISBN: 0465072100

Synopsis
Family physician, psychologist, and acclaimed author of Why Gender Matters reveals the truth about what’s driving the decline of American boys—and what we can do about it.
If you have children, especially boys or are a grandparent of boys or a teacher of boys, You must read this book. It answers a lot of questions on how to BEST deal with boys, especially as a teacher and why they ' boys' act the way they do, some suggestions & solutions to many of their 'mis-behaving' actions.
Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, American boys are, on average, less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. The gender gap in college attendance and graduation rates has widened dramatically. While Emily is working hard at school and getting A’s, her brother Justin is goofing off. He’s more concerned about getting to the next level in his videogame than about finishing his homework. Now, Dr. Leonard Sax delves into the scientific literature and draws on more than twenty years of clinical experience to explain why boys and young men are failing in school and disengaged at home. He shows how social, cultural, and biological factors have created an environment that is literally toxic to boys. He also presents practical solutions, sharing strategies which educators have found effective in re-engaging these boys at school, as well as handy tips for parents about everything from homework, to videogames, to medication.

A Family's Heartbreak: A Parent's Introduction to Parental Alienation

	Jeffries, Michael
	Stamford, Connecticut USA : Family’s Heartbreak LLC, © 2009
	Davies, Joel Dr.
	http://afamilysheartbreak.com/
Book 313 pp	ISBN 9780979696015    097969011
Synopsis A Family's Heartbreak: A Parent's Introduction to Parental Alienation, is the true story of one parent’s struggle to maintain a normal, loving relationship with his young son in the face of overwhelming odds. From the emotionally devastating actions of the child's other parent, to a court system and mental health community ill-Introduction to Parental Alienation, is both an education in parental alienation and an eye opening experience for parents who don't believe this could happen to them. “It’s been a very gratifying two years,” explains author Mike Jeffries. ”If you would have told me when I was writing A Family’s Heartbreak in the small apartment I moved to during the divorce that my words would reach parents in places as far away as the U.K., Canada, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and countless other countries I wouldn’t have believed it. It just goes to show how universal the problem of parental alienation is and how hungry parents, legal and mental health professionals are for objective information. Introduction to A Family’s Heartbreak IN THE SPAN OF SEVEN DAYS I filed for divorce, was arrested and falsely accused of child abuse. I also walked into a clinic with all the symptoms of a heart attack. But you know what? Those events were the high points of my week. Divorce, arrests, child abuse charges and heart attacks are like marching in the Disney World parade compared to the world of parental alienation. The concept of parental alienation is pretty simple – one parent deliberately damages, and in some cases destroys, the previously healthy, loving relationship between his or her child and the child’s other parent. In a severe case the alienating parent and child work together to successfully eliminate the previously loved Mom or Dad from the child’s life. My introduction to parental alienation began on the night of July 14, 2004. Until that night my 11-year-old son and I had a wonderful relationship. By the early morning hours of July 15, 2004 we didn’t have a relationship. I know what you’re thinking – a normal, healthy father/son relationship doesn’t go from hugs to heartbreak in a few hours. I believed the same thing. I was wrong. Parental alienation is like a train barreling through a dark tunnel with its lights off. I was standing in the middle of the tracks when the train emerged from the darkness. I never saw it coming. Of course, now I can look back and say I should have at least heard the train coming. Now I can point to things my then-wife said to my son one and even two years before that might have set off alarms in my mind. But my son and I had a normal, healthy relationship. I couldn’t conceive that any parent would do something so emotionally destructive to his or her child. What I didn’t realize is that a variety of emotional issues could combine with the anger, hurt and bitterness of divorce to drive some people to unimaginably vindictive and destructive heights. On that July night my attorney hadn’t even finished drafting my divorce complaint when my future ex-wife started screaming at me within earshot of my son. According to her I was solely responsible for our impending divorce. “Your father is abandoning us,” she told him. My ex-wife had my son sleep in her bed that night. He was still sleeping in her bed when I moved out of the house one month later. “I need you to protect me,” she kept telling him. Before I moved out, I couldn’t even get him to have dinner with me. “Please don’t leave me,” Mom begged him. “I don’t want to be alone.” I’ve learned a lot about parental alienation since those first nights. I’ve had a lot of time on my hands. As I write this, I haven’t spent any time alone with my son in almost three years. One thing I’ve learned is that an alienating parent is only interested in filling his or her unhealthy emotional needs at the expense of the other parent and their child. The alienating parent doesn’t understand that he or she is also hurting the child by forcing the kid to choose a side in the parental conflict. I’ve also learned that parental alienation is not just a single crime against the other parent, but three crimes against the child.

52 Things Kids Need from a Dad: What Fathers Can Do to Make a Lifelong Difference

	Payleitner, Jay  K.
	Irvine, California USA : Harvest House Publishers  © 2010
Book, print, english, 187 pp	ISBN-13: 9780736927239   ISBN: 0736927239
Synopsis 'God, please help me’ another game of Candy Land?' Quite a few dads spend time with their kids. However, many have no clue what their kids really need. Enter author Jay Payleitner, veteran dad of five, who's also struggled with how to build up his children's lives. His 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad combines straightforward features with step-up-to-the-mark challenges men will appreciate: ·         a full year's worth of focused, doable ideas-one per week, if desired ·         uncomplicated ways to be an example, like 'kiss your wife in the kitchen' ·         tough, frank advice, like 'throw away your porn' And, refreshingly? ·         NO exhaustive (and exhausting) lists of 'things you should do' ·         NO criticism of dads for being men and acting like men Dads will feel respected and empowered, and gain confidence to initiate activities that build lifelong positives into their kids. Great gift or men's group resource!

1-2-3 Magic Effective discipline for children 2-12 3rd Edition

	Phelan, Thomas W.
	Delton, Michigan : Caren Publishing, © 1998
Book, print, english, 212 pgs	ISBN 1-889140-16-3
1.       Discipline of children. 2. Parenting. 1 2 3 Not done: time out Twenty-six Chapters and Index: Phelan explains an effective, positive and healthy program practiced since 1984, to assist parents to enjoy their children and be able to discipline their children with gentleness, firmness, decisiveness and calm.