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.