He's Not Lazy: Empowering Your Son to Believe In Himself

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This is not a book for every parent of every kid, but if your son is school adverse, bored, interested in other things rather than school, sometimes overwhelmed with where to begin, works hard at things he enjoys, this book might be for you. Full of easy-to-understand explanations of scientific and developmental information that is absolutely necessary to understand, the second half of the book offers some really practical ideas and applications. In our silly hyper competitive race for achievement in schools, we sometimes lose the engagement of SOME kids. I hope this has been a helpful insight into an increasingly common scenario, and that I have reassured you that you have lots of options if you are dealing with this at the moment. As the former Director of Outpatient Services at Newark Beth Israel Hospital and Associate Director at Family Connections, a mental health agency, he has supervised and trained numerous clinicians in family and child therapy.

It has been dog eared, highlighted, written in and parts have been reread as I reflect on my kid, my beliefs, my parenting. He’s NOT trying hard, not seemingly concerned about grades or school, in fact they might describe him as ‘barely motivated’, or even ‘lazy’.Like many parents, I was shocked by recent revelations about sexual violence and harassment in UK schools.

I enjoyed the audio version but also purchased the ebook so I can highlight it on my phone and a hard-copy in hopes that I can sneak it into my husband's TBRs. Learning to be independent is soooo important but many parents over control thereby stunting that natural growth. He contradicts almost everything he says in the book and he wastes tons of pages assuming you’re some kind of helicopter parent. For me, personally, one of the best things about this book was all the charts - whether it was about learning organizational skills, or giving you an arsenal of words to help your son learn about/describe himself, they were a great resource.The demands on a teenager today are more intense than when we were teenagers, mostly in the academic sense. This book can help you become an ally with your son, as he discovers greater self-confidence and accepts responsibility for his future. It is so simple but oh so real and raw and sincere and compassionate that I already know I will read it more than once.