SELF-ESTEEM FOR BOYS

is an essential guide for helping parents and teachers support boys through the difficulties of growing up. Self-esteem is what every parent wishes their son to have. It is his passport to a happier, more fulfilled life. The quiet confidence that self-respect gives to boys ensures that they learn to learn, play, love and communicate better.

This practical book suggests ways to handle difficult stages in boys' lives, and when they are likely to occur, so that those who deal with them may help them to gain self-esteem. Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer shows how to:

• Understand the challenges and opportunities that boys face today;
• Help boys develop the inner strength to resist peer group demands;
• Manage boys' behaviour in a way that preserves and promotes their self-esteem;
• Respond sensitively when boys suffer setbacks;