He's Not Lazy: Empowering Your Son to Believe In Himself

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This is not a book for every parent of every kid, but if your son is school adverse, bored, interested in other things rather than school, sometimes overwhelmed with where to begin, works hard at things he enjoys, this book might be for you. This book is for a C student who's 100% into the consumer culture and expectations of American maleness. Like many parents, I was shocked by recent revelations about sexual violence and harassment in UK schools. I enjoyed the audio version but also purchased the ebook so I can highlight it on my phone and a hard-copy in hopes that I can sneak it into my husband's TBRs.

There is one big shortfall though - even though the author does mention ASD, ADHD, and executive function issues, if your teen son is having difficulties in school and life because he is not neurotypical this book is not for you.

But interestingly, whilst many parents agree with what I say in my talks, and often come to speak to me about their concerns at the end of my talks, I also notice how some parents raise their worry with me that their teen (usually a boy) is behaving in the opposite way. This is the first and only parenting book that was even slightly familiar with what we deal with daily. No magic pill , real advice for parents who want to WORK to change their relationship with their child and truly help him. It has been dog eared, highlighted, written in and parts have been reread as I reflect on my kid, my beliefs, my parenting. As the former Director of Outpatient Services at Newark Beth Israel Hospital and Associate Director at Family Connections, a mental health agency, he has supervised and trained numerous clinicians in family and child therapy.

It is so simple but oh so real and raw and sincere and compassionate that I already know I will read it more than once. He's Not Lazy' is the first book to address this problem, to help parents understand the underlying issues affecting their sons and to offer a constructive alternative to fights and fruitless bouts of negotiation. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Is this what YOU want for him so YOU can feel good about what a great parent you are or so his achievements can make up for something we wished we did in our own childhoods? If it doesn’t pertain to you fine, but that doesn’t make it not valid, and to say this book if for kids who get Cs and are otherwise going down a less than stellar path in life is way off the mark.

Also, and importantly, they have some kind of issues where they are super immersed in their kid's life, like they get all their self-esteem from their kids accomplishments. Additionally, what about our LGBTQ boys that approach their transformation into sexual beings in perhaps a different way?