Description

This training program offers a clear, practical approach to working effectively with boys and demonstrates some of the differences between working with boys and girls. It includes sections on how best to establish a relationship with boys; how boys join and compete with one another; and how boys specifically bully one another. This is the kind of language and skill you will want all your staff to use to communicate more successfully with boys, including a boy who is not fitting in. It provides advanced communication techniques geared specifically for getting through to boys.

Chapter Titles

• How boys increase self-esteem
• Saying "Hello"
• Connecting through Humor and Action
• Debriefing with Boys
• Proving themselves
• Anger
• Helping boys that don't fit in
• Other Advanced Communication Techniques
• Timed Slience

Target Audience

• Counselors at Day and Resident Camp
• Supervisors
• Day Care Providers
• After School Care Givers
• Teachers
• Parents!