21st Century Boys

In a hugely informative and interesting book packed with readable research, Palmer suggests how we can raise balanced, bright boys. Each chapter ends with practical suggestions for how this might be achieved * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY * I suggest you go out and buy 21st Century Boys and read it for yourself, and I wager that you'll not have bought a more important or treasured book in a long time * JUNO * Based on the latest research from around the world, 21st Century Boys provides parents and teachers with a clear pathway to bringing up boys * GREEN PARENT * Invaluable advice on opening up conversations about school or anything else, and helping children talk through problems * SAINSBURYS MAGAZINE * Behind the screaming headlines, she talks a lot of sense * THE BOOKSELLER * A very well researched book with plenty of pretty inarguable evidence... The ever-practical Ms Palmer provides pages of "what we can do" suggestions at the end of each chapter, including specific ideas for teachers * SEC ED * Palmer (who has) more than 30 years' teaching experience under her belt, is a woman on a mission * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY * Practical advice for parents is evident in each chapter and offered in a very non-patronizing "common sense" style * EYE * One of the pleasures of reviewing books for The Teacher is to find a book that makes you think about the way you approach teaching - 21st Century Boys is such a book * THE TEACHER * Behind the screaming headlines, she talks a lot of sense. * THE BOOKSELLER * In a hugely informative and interesting book packed with readable research, Palmer suggests how we can raise balanced, bright boys. Each chapter ends with practical suggestions for how this might be achieved * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY * A very well researched book with plenty of pretty inarguable evidence... The ever-practical Ms Palmer provides pages of "what we can do" suggestions at the end of each chapter, including specific ideas for teachers * SEC ED (The Voice for Secondary Education) * Palmer (who has) more than 30 years' teaching experience under her belt, is a woman on a mission. * SCOTSMAN * Based on the latest research from around the world, 21st Century Boys provides parents and teachers with a clear pathway to bringing up boys. * GREEN PARENT * invaluable advice on opening up conversations about school or anything else, and helping children talk through problems * SAINSBURY MAGAZINE * Practical advice for parents is evident in each chapter and offered in a very non-patronizing "common sense" style. * EYE (EARLY YEARS EDUCATOR) * One of the pleasures of reviewing books for The Teacher is to find a book that makes you think about the way you approach teaching - 21st Century Boys is such a book * THE TEACHER * I suggest you go out and buy 21st Century Boys and read it for yourself, and I wager that you'll not have bought a more important or treasured book in a long time * JUNO *

Sue Palmer is a writer, broadcaster and consultant on the education of young children. She is well-known to UK teachers as a specialist in literacy, especially the teaching of writing, but concern about children's lifestyles led her to research and publish the bestselling book TOXIC CHILDHOOD: How the Modern World Is Damaging Our Children and What We Can Do About It, followed in 2007 by a practical handbook for parents, DETOXING CHILDHOOD: What Parents Need to Know to Raise Bright, Balanced Children, and her most recent book 21ST CENTURY BOYS. Sue is also a popular speaker, addressing thousands of teachers each year across the UK and around the world - and increasingly invited to address audiences of parents, health professionals and others concerned with children's well-being. She writes frequently in the national press, and has worked as a consultant to the National Literacy Trust, the Basic Skills Agency, many educational publishers, the Department for Education and the BBC. Visit Sue Palmer's website at www.suepalmer.co.uk