WORKING WITH BOYS

Working With Boys Tool Kit

Raising and educating boys is still a hot topic in Australia. It appears that those adults who do best raising and teaching boys have a significant understanding and appreciation of what makes boys tick. Following are seven keys to successfully raising well-adjusted boys:
1. You must like them.
2. Boys just want to blend in
3. They are hierarchical and they like to know who is in charge.
4. Never communicate with a mask.
5. Loyalty is an incredibly strong driver for boys.
6. Use short-term goals to motivate them.
7. Success is the greatest motivator for boys

The boys in your life need your time and energy.
The boys you teach, coach and mentor. All need you to help them grow into healthy young men. Boys are swamped with influences outside of the home – from friends, the neighbourhood, television, the internet, music, the movies… everything they see around them. They hear all kinds of messages about what it means to “be a man” – that they have to be tough and in control.

TOOL KIT

Working With Boys Tool Kit

This 10-lesson work plan is a suggested sequence for exploring and discussing the themes in the Working With Boys Tool Kit. You may undertake these lessons alone or with a group, and you may set your own pace.

Lesson 1: Introductory Reading:
Boys, Masculinities, and Emotional Development
Understanding Boys, Development of Emotions, Rites of Passage, The Search for Masculinity, Many Ways to Be a Man, Hiding Their Tender Selves, Emotionally Strong Boys,
Lesson 2: Discussion: Why Work With Boys
Tests of Courage, Boys Power Chart, Expect Respect,
Lesson 3: Applying a Communicative Approach
Addressing Barriers to Learning,
Lesson 4: In The Classroom:
Good Practices and Programs, Understanding Boys,
Lesson 5: Active Roles:
What Boys Can Do, Boys Literacy,
Lesson 6: Work with Young Men
Serving as a Role Model, Good Practice,
Lesson 7: Working In Schools
Boys in School, Is School a Bad Fit for Boys, School Violence,
Lesson 8: Boys Aggression
Understanding Boy Aggression, School Violence, Bullying Prevention, Active or Aggressive Boys, What We Can Do, Practical Strategies,
Lesson 9: Readings:
Build Partnerships, Boys to Men Books to Read, Videography, Fiction Links,
Lesson 10: Mentoring Programs:
Build Partnerships, Logical Solutions, Questions and Answers

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