Helping Parents Raise Boys Who Love Jesus #d62012
Greg Baird was the presenter. His website is here The Peter Pan Syndrome They were mischievous They looked for a mother figure They were confident & carefree They wanted their own way They refused to grow up Typical of Today's Boys Laziness Thrill seeking Connected to "stuff" Passive Anger Bored Gender roles confused Entitled Clueless about masculinity demotivated to take responsibility disengaged socially awkward no direction Recommended the book Generation iY by Tim Elmore. Great chapter on boys and some of material from workshop taken from this book. Key Factors Shaping Our Boys Video games & other online activity Inappropriate teaching methods Prescription drugs Endocrine disruptors (BPA-major effect is boys experience puberty later) Damaging parenting styles (helicopter parent, dry cleaner parent (drop off), drop out, commando) Devaluation of masculinity (TV, music, fatherlessness, women's movement) "Ra...