George Sudarkoff reviewed Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax
Review of 'Boys Adrift' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Every parent of a boy must read this book.
267 pages
English language
Published Aug. 13, 2007 by Basic Books.
Boys Adrift
The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men
by Leonard Sax
Juniperlou reviewed Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax
Review of 'Boys Adrift' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This was a really interesting read. Dr. Sax outlines five factors which are leading to underachieving boys: schools (specifically, kindergarten today being like grade one 30 years ago and coed classrooms); video games; environmental toxins which mimic estrogen (such as BPA); prescription drugs (prescribed to test a diagnosis of ADHD); and a lack of male role models and rites of passage into manhood.
While the book focuses mainly on explaining the problems, there is some advice about how to deal with them, from parents' leagues against violent video games to where you can buy beverages in glass bottles instead of plastic.
This was a really interesting read. Dr. Sax outlines five factors which are leading to underachieving boys: schools (specifically, kindergarten today being like grade one 30 years ago and coed classrooms); video games; environmental toxins which mimic estrogen (such as BPA); prescription drugs (prescribed to test a diagnosis of ADHD); and a lack of male role models and rites of passage into manhood.
While the book focuses mainly on explaining the problems, there is some advice about how to deal with them, from parents' leagues against violent video games to where you can buy beverages in glass bottles instead of plastic.
