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21st Century Children: raising boys and girls in the modern world
This course – aimed at teachers, parents and anyone interested in the welfare of young people – is based on the 12 years’ research behind Toxic Childhood, 21st Century Boys, and 21st Century Girls. It considers the way modern lifestyles impact differently on boys and girls, driving a gender gap which is damaging to the children themselves and society as a whole.
This gender gap is not just educational (with girls out-performing boys in almost every area of the curriculum) but social. Commercial forces unite with peer pressure to push girls towards an objectified sexuality at an increasingly early age, and boys towards computer games and internet porn. With virtual communication substituting for real life interaction even among pre-teen children, young people are less well-equipped to communicate face to face, making relationships between teenage boys and girls increasingly fragile.
The course offers concerned adults suggestions for tackling the social, cultural and educational factors underlying these developments, to help all children grow up bright, balanced and confident to reach their full potential and forge lasting relationships.
For more information get in touch with Sue at sue@suepalmer.co.uk