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This book gives insight into the thoughts and feelings of a mother who lost her daughter due to cancer at the age of nine months. The book is intended to help others to express their own suffering and pain after the loss of a loved one or simply help someone else to understand. Note: written from a…
Ray Liu knows he should be happy. He lives in a big suburban house with all the latest electronic gadgets, and even finds plenty of time to indulge in his love of gaming. He needs the escape. It?s tough getting grades that will please his army veteran father, when speaking English is still a strugg…
With her parents at her side and new friends to tell her bad jokes, eleven-year-old "soccer princess" Izzie Salida learns to cope with her leukemia diagnosis and treatment.
This book tells the story of a young girl's faith during her battle with cancer, from her point of view.
As Billy gets too big for his crib, his parents buy him a new bed, but Billy is not sure he is ready for the change, until his favourite teddy bear ends up sleeping inthe new bed.
As boys reach adolescence, everything changes: their bodies, their feelings, and their relationships. Their world turns shaky just when they find it hardest to talk with the adults in their lives. But even if they won’t say what’s on their mind, they still want straight answers. The Boy’s Body Book…
http://www.boyanorexia.com/
This website seeks to provide support, comfort, information and some words of advice for anyone concerned about a boy or young man’s eating habits and exercise patterns.
For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises - some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until she can hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. B…
Disc 1: A little princess (Alfonso Cuaron) ; Disc 2: The Secret garden (Anieszka Holland)
This story book is intended to help children and families understand and explain the different features many boys with Fragile X Syndrome display. Most boys do not present all of the physical, learning and behavioural features described.
Everybody needs friends - especially a boy in a dress! ; Dennis' life is boring and lonely. His mother left two years ago, his truck driver father is depressed, his brother is a bully and, worst of all, no hugging is one of their household rules. But one thing Dennis does have is soccer. He's the l…
A young boy becomes fascinated with his mother's bindi, and asks her to explain what it is and why she wears it. She tells him that the red dot is commonly worn by Hindu women to indicate the point at which creation begins. When he wishes to have one of his own, she agrees to it, and teaches him ab…
For boys: This book describes what will happen to your body during puberty. It will explain some of your feelings too.
http://elisegravel.com/livres/pdf/
In 2018, I still hear little boys being told that they should not cry and little girls that they should be more discreet. I wanted it to change. Let's free kids from gender stereotypes!
This picture book aims to help parents and children ease the sometimes difficult transition from home to school, especially around the topic of using a catheter. This book has been published in two versions - one for girls and one for boys.
Children spend a lot of time debating with each other over what makes a boy a boy and a girl a girl. It's a time of choices. It's a time of creating themselves. It could be a time for blending and embracing the many ways they express themselves, but it is too often a time of narrowing the possibili…
The author, a psychologist and family physician, explains his views about a growing trend in unmotivated American boys and underachieving young men, and what parents can do about it.
A book written by a father and his son Andrew. When Andrew was 3 years old he was diagnosed with a cancer called Wilms Tumor. Six years later, after surgery, chemo and radiation he is a happy, healthy boy who is cancer free. The book tells of his experience in hospital, which will hopefully help…
This book was written for children of all ages to teach four basic steps for dealing with feelings. The readers will learn ways to cope with their feelings by accepting them, pausing to relax, thinking about ways to help themselves, and then acting constructively.
Helps boys recognize their feelings, deal with their fears, and respect the ways they cope while dealing with having been sexually abused. Real life stories provide situations and offer possible solutions.
Jillian, a six year old girl, tells the humourous tale of how her younger brother Andrew learned to go potty. There is a segment that provides step by step instructions for parents on the process of potty training. The program features original music videos.
A nine-year-old boy who has been blind from birth describes various aspects of his life, including his reading in Braille, his use of a cane, and the games he plays with his friends.
Blinded at the age of 3, Louis Braille developed a superb memory that enabled him to do well in school. But that wasn't enough--Louis wanted to read. Finding the alphabet impractical, he invented the raised dot alphabet, Braille, now used throughout the world.
A biographical account of a young man's battle and triumph over the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.
Filmmaker Marianne Kaplan turns the camera on her own family, with a personal story about her 12 year-old son, Adam, who has Asperger's Syndrome. As he enters adolescence, Adam struggles to navigate the complex youth culture of his school peers and his often stormy relationship with his family. Th…
Written by an Australian family therapist, this practical guide provides a supportive approach to parenting boys. Citing such gender specific risks facing boys as a higher percentage of learning disabilities to greater threats of violence and suicide, the author offers parenting strategies for thre…
This book shows parents and teachers how to help boys overcome their current classroom obstacles by helping to create the proper learning environment, understand how to help boys work with their unique natural gifts, nurture and expand every bit of their potential, and enabling them to succeed in l…
A guide for boys about puberty and the changes that will occur in their bodies as well as information about emotions, relationships, sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases (STD's).
A case study of a twelve-year-old boy who developed anorexia nervosa. Contains information intended to be helpful for parents, teachers and sports coaching staff.
A clinical psychologist looks at the connection between communication skills and boys' social and emotional development. He gives suggestions for dealing with concerns about a child's communication abilities both at home and school. Also discussed are the challenges posed by shyness, anger, learni…
This book tells the story of a father's personal journey and search for his disabled son. The author's son was born with a rare genetic mutation: at thirteen, his son weighs only 54 pounds, wears diapers, cannot speak and needs to wear special cuffs on his arms so that he cannot harm himself. Writ…
Written in braille, this resource uses a question-and-answer format to present straightforward information on sex and sexuality for preteens. Includes tactile illustrations, and accompanying print book.
A must-have book for boys looking for straightforward advice about their changing bodies and growing up. There are answers to questions about everything from shaving and vocal changes to school, family, and more. It comes complete with tips, quizzes, Q&As, and all of the essential info boys need to…
Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they…
Written at a third-grade reading level for boys ages 9-16 with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, fragile X, or other special needs. ; The book's succint text, realistic illustrations, and learning activities enable boys to read the book themselves or follow along with the a…
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/sources/nfnts/nfnts-visac-adomale/assets/pdf/nfntsx-visac-adomales_e.pdf
Every day teenage males and young men are sexually abused, sexually harassed and sexually exploited. If you're like most teenagers, it may be hard for you to communicate that you've been a victim of sexual abuse. Or you may have been involved in a situation where it was hard to tell whether you wer…
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Explains how to do clean intermittent catheterization (CIC).
From one of Canada`s best sexual-health writer and teacher comes a book that provides clear and reassuring answers for young children who have questions about their bodies.
https://www.ksa-uk.net/downloads/information/
This downloadable booklet is intended for teachers and classroom assistants of boys who have a previous diagnosis of Klinefelter's Syndrome. The document references a range of sources, particularly Todd-Goodson, "Klinefelter Syndrome: the learning disability connection", Western Oregon University.