Wild things: the art of nurturing boys

Introduction: ôWild Thing!ö

Part 1. The Way of a Boy

1. The Explorer (ages 2-4)

2. The lover (ages 5-8)

3. The Individual (ages 9-12)

4. The Wanderer (ages 13-17)

5. The Warrior (ages 18-22)

Part 2. The Mind of a boy

6. A BoyÆs Brain

7. Different Learning Styles

8. ôsit still Pay Attention!ö

9. Deficits and Disappointments

Part 3. The Heart Of a boy

10. Noble creatures: Nurturing a boyÆs Heart

11. A Boy and His Mother

12. A Boy and His Father

13. Rituals and Ceremonies, and Rites of Passage

14. Sailing for Home

Hot Topics

Spanking and Discipline

Screen Time

Sensitive or Intuitive Boys

Competition and Relationship

Talking with Boys about Sex

Dating

Masturbation

Boys and Pornography

Homosexuality

ADD and ADHD

Five Ways to help boys with ADD

Bravado and Depression

Emotional Literacy

Boys and Sexual Abuse

Single Moms

Acknowledgments

Recommended Resources

Notes