SELF-ESTEEM FOR BOYS is an essential guide for helping parents & tea chers support boys through the difficulties of growing up. Self-esteem is what every parent wishes their son to have. It is his passport to a happier, more fulfilled life. The quiet confidence that self-respect gives to boys ensures that they learn to learn, play, love & commun icate better. This practical book suggests ways to handle difficult stages in boys' lives, & when they are likely to occur, so that those who deal with them may help them to gain self-esteem. Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer shows how to: --Understand the challenges & opportunities that boys face today; --Help boys develop the inner strength to resist peer group demands; --Manage boys' behaviour in a way that preserves & promotes their self -esteem; --Respond sensitively when boys suffer setbacks;