{"product_id":"the-last-boys-picked-helping-boys-who-dont-play-sports-survive-bullies-and-boyhood-9780425245439","title":"The Last Boys Picked: Helping Boys Who Don't Play Sports Survive Bullies and Boyhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Janet Sasson Edgette\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Parenting - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoys who don't play sports are often the targets of bullying, but a boy's worst bully may be the one he can't see: society's expectations about how he should act, how he should relate, and how he should play. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverlooked by a society that reinforces impossible standards of \"masculinity,\" boys who are uninterested in competitive sports or have non-aggressive personalities are often vilified and bullied for being different as they grow up in the shadow of America's obsession with bigger, faster, richer, and stronger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a fascinating assortment of in-depth interviews, clinical case studies, and examples from popular literature, Dr. Janet Sasson Edgette and Beth Margolis Rupp illustrate how these boys are relegated to a second-class social status simply because they can't make a free throw or because they can spell better than they can run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompassionate, empowering, and instructive, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Boys Picked\u003c\/i\u003e will help parents, teachers, coaches, and caregivers identify the social and emotional hurdles that these boys face. It offers specific action steps to help any child build resilience and a healthy self-esteem-and tips for talking to them about their experiences and teaching them to face the schoolyard-and the world-with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408904020119,"sku":"9780425245439","price":2140.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780425245439.webp?v=1767310778","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-last-boys-picked-helping-boys-who-dont-play-sports-survive-bullies-and-boyhood-9780425245439","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}