Strong and Smart: A Boy's Guide to Building Healthy Emotions - Softcover

Thomas, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764239996 ISBN 13: 9780764239991

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, 2022

Synopsis

Research tells us that globally, on average, one man dies by suicide every minute of every day. This staggering statistic indicates that many men suffer from hopelessness and despair. Parents may detect warning signs of hopelessness in their sons who regularly exhibit behaviors such as meltdowns, outbursts, and terse one-word answers. How can we help raise our sons to handle difficult emotions and process complex ideas of masculinity? 

Drawing from 25 years of counseling boys and working with parents, David Thomas explains what's behind these and other common struggles such as anger issues, anxiety, and depression. In all, parents will be equipped to raise emotionally strong and healthy boys who will grow up to be rooted in practices of well-being that will serve them their whole lives.   

Strong and Smart: This engaging workbook provides boys with the opportunity to learn the foundational skills to be set on a biblical path of masculinity that differs from unhealthy or even toxic masculinity. Together with their parents, boys will foster emotional intelligence by learning healthy, constructive ways to express their emotions.

About this title

About the Author

David Thomas (www.raisingboysandgirls.com), LMSW, is the director of family counseling at Daystar Counseling in Nashville, TN, and the coauthor of eight books, including the bestselling Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys and Are My Kids on Track?. He speaks regularly around the country and is a frequent guest on national television and podcasts, including his own called Raising Boys and Girls.  He has also been featured in publications like The Washington Post and USA Today. He and his wife, Connie, have a daughter, twin sons, and a yellow lab named Owen.

From the Back Cover

"This book helped me know what to do when I am feeling sad or mad or scared."--Ezra

To Parents and Other Caring Adults--
This workbook was created primarily to help elementary-age boys understand themselves better and learn how to work through overwhelming emotions--all from a biblical perspective. This age group spans a lot of reading levels, so with younger boys especially, it's best to read it out loud with him and clarify concepts as needed. Let him take the lead, though. With relatable stories and writing and drawing prompts to guide him, your boy will learn for himself what it takes to be strong and smart, tough and tender, loyal and loving.

To Boys--
Everyone knows you're already strong and smart, like the title of this workbook. School and exercise help develop your brain and body. But did you know it's also important to have strong and smart emotions? That's why David Thomas wrote this book. To help you when you feel sad, lonely, or angry.

Also available from David Thomas--Raising Emotionally Strong Boys--a companion book that provides more in-depth information and strategies for parents and educators.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764239996
• ISBN 13: 9780764239991
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48