Boy's Guide to Girls: 30 Pointers You Won't Get From Your Parents or Friends

by Gary J. Campbell, Frank C. Hawkins

Overview

What’s the best way to tell a girl you like her? What does it mean when a girl teases you? Should you go to the school dance even though you can’t dance? Why bother with girls at all when there are so many other things to do? Coming of age is an important milestone in every boy’s life. The BOY'S GUIDE TO GIRLS talks to young men ages 10 and up in their own language, guiding them through the maze of emotions, peer pressure, and misconceptions that surround girls and dating. The BOY'S GUIDE TO GIRLS is filled with solid advice and information that enables young men to make good decisions and handle themselves around girls now and in the future. The lively upbeat text is interspersed with quick personalized quizes to build understanding and self-confidence. There are individual chapters about these important topics and more: Crushes Getting to Know a Girl What’s She Thinking? What Girls Want How to Say, “I Like You!" What If She Says “No?" Unattainable Girls Are You Ready? Girl Crazy. Who, Me? Tell Me the Rules Dances and Parties Talking To Your Parents Going Steady What to Do When You Go Out Getting Close Dealing with Problems How to Break Up Getting Dumped How’s It Going?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780979321993
Publisher:	Big Book Press, LLC
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	128
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Gary Campbell (Author) : Gary J. Campbell, MS, BSW, is a licensed school counselor and social worker with more than 23 years of experience. He is on the Board of the Wisconsin School Counselor Association, a member of the St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Board, and is faculty representative for the school district’s educational foundation. He lives in River Falls, Wisconsin. Frank Hawkins (Author) : Frank C. Hawkins is the coauthor of The Book of Bad Habits for Young (And Not So Young!) Men and Women, The Boy’s Body Guide, The Boy’s Fitness Guide, and The Girl's Fitness Guide. He lives in Potomac Falls, Virginia.

Table of Contents

What's Going On? 1

Crushes 3

Liking a Girl 6

Getting to Know a Girl 8

What Is She Thinking? 12

What Girls Want 17

How to Say, "I Like You!" 22

Daily Don'ts 26

What If She Says No? 28

Unattainable Girls 31

How to Say No to a Girl 33

Are You Ready? 37

Girl Crazy. Who, Me? 40

Tell Me the Rules 46

Dances and Parties 52

Talking To Your Parents 56

Teasing 59

May the Best Man Win 62

Girl "Friend" 67

Girls and Social Media 70

Going Steady 74

What to Do When You Go Out 77

What Not to Do When You Go Out 79

Getting Close 82

Is Your Girlfriend the Problem? Or Is It You? 86

What Bothers Me Most 90

Dealing with Problems 94

Is It Time to Break Up? 98

How to Break Up 101

Getting Dumped 104

How's It Going? 108

Just Around the Corner 114

The Authors 116