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"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions
are made from something
they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision.
Motivator, Jewel Diamond Taylor
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into Men: Raising our African American Teenage Sons |
by Nancy Boyd-Franklin,
Ph.D. and A.J. Franklin, Ph.D. with
Pamela Toussaint
The teenage years for most kids and parents today are
trying int he best of circumstances. For African American
families who are raising teenage sons the cllanges are
often overwhelming and may include racism, prejudice,
and discrimination. Now, the first book of its kind, psychologists
Dr. Nancy Boyd-Frankline and Dr. A.J.Franklin address
the many issues involved in raising African American teenage
boys and bringing them successfully and safely to manhood.
This book is a survival guide that gives hope and inspiration
to parents, teachers, counselors, and community members
by drawing on strong African American family values, as
well as cultural and spiritual strengths. Filled with
true life accounts from the authors' own experiences as
the parents of four children, as well as those of other
African American families struggling with the challenge
of raising African American teenage boys, Boys into Men
offers realistic situations, practical advice and positives
messages. African American adults will learn how to effectively
communicate with their sons, serve as positive role models
and when circumstances call for its seek professional
help. Parents and educators will learn how to deal with
problems such as violence, drugs, peer influences, gangs,
sex, and racial profiling, as well as with the effects
of rap music, the media, and sports. Also included are
additional resources a parent can turn to in the form
of related books, web sites, and organizations. This
book also addresses every parent's concerns, with equal
attention paid to single parents, married couples, divorced
parents, grandparents and extended family members responsible
for raising young men,; and urban families, suburban families
and African American families in predominantly white communities.
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