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Boys Should Be Boys

Brian R. Walsh
TMC Books LLC (2008)
ISBN 9780972030762
Reviewed by Randy A. Lakin for RebeccasReads (10/08)

Brian Walsh’s book, “Boys Should Be Boys”, is one of a kind.  This is a book that tells why boys and girls learn differently, without putting down boys.  Brian Walsh has spent thirty years out of his forty-two years of teaching as a Headmaster.  Mr. Walsh is a graduate of both Yale and Harvard.  I was impressed by his grasp and knowledge of the differences between boys and girls; so many educators think that you can teach boys the same as girls, which is true to a point, but they do not realize that young boys handle situations differently.  Young girls tend to look at things with emotions and feelings were boys look at things with a competitive outlook.

Mr. Walsh points out that girls are motivated by trying to please a teacher or parent so that they will like them.  Whereas boys try to complete tasks so that they are the first one done.  One example in the books that Mr. Walsh uses is sports.  If boys are choosing up teams, the last boy picked is generally happy that he was picked to play.  When it comes to girls the last one picked fears that they were picked last because they are the least liked.  One point that Mr. Walsh puts forward is that “boys just want to have fun.”  This is one aspect of sports that many parents do not understand.  I have seen this time and time again at sporting events for children.  One parent will be yelling at their son for missing a shot, a pass, or letting the ball get past them.  The boy’s parents are yelling at the top of their lungs about how he messed up, but the boy is playing the sport to have fun, and yes to win as long as it is fun.  This is something many parents have forgotten.  After all it is just a game; no one’s life is on the line, as the boy’s parents would have you believe.

I personally do not have children, but I am a great uncle.  I have three nephews in the five to ten years old category.  As I read “Boys Should Be Boys,” I could see so many examples of their behavior listed in the book, and I now have a better understanding of my nephews.  I think all mothers of young boys should read Brian R. Walsh’s book. It would not hurt for their fathers read this book, too.  Mr. Walsh points out a very key factor in raising and teaching boys.  The fact is that there are differences between boys and girls.  This book is a must have in any parent’s or teacher’s library.  Mr. Walsh passes on some very essential information about teaching boys verses girls. I highly recommend this book to everyone. You can’t go wrong with purchasing Mr. Walsh’s book, “Boy Should Be Boys.”

  

     

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