Smart Boys : Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning » (New Edition)

Gifted boys need help, too<

Why do so many of our brightest boys and young men underachieve in school and fail to reach their full potential in the world of work? Why do so many have problems with depression in their adult years?

The authors explore these questions using current research, examinations of other books, and personal interviews and work with gifted men.

This book is filled with practical suggestions for parents and teachers who work with smart boys, as well as though-provoking insights about gifted men.
Features Include:

• Current research regarding gifted boys and men
• Milestones and danger zones
• Guiding minority gifted boys
• Patterns in parenting talented boys
• Gifted male types
• Interviews with gifted men
• Sociopaths or redeemable rebels?
• Boys who get called nerds, sissies, or gay.

Gifted and Talented International

Smart Boys is a book to reread, and then to keep close for reference--it and Smart Girls too.