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A Field Guide to Boys and Girls: Differences, Similarities: Cutting-Edge Information Every Parent Needs to Know

by Susan Gilbert

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A research-based guide to gender development from infancy through adolescence

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A research-based guide to gender development from infancy through adolescence

Susan Gilbert organizes questions about boys’ and girls’ development into a parenting resource spanning birth through adolescence. Drawing on research and conversations with educators, psychologists, and behavioral pediatricians, the book examines commonly observed differences in activity, aggression, language, separation, literacy, play, and academic development. It presents Gilbert’s conclusion that natural sex differences shape some developmental patterns, alongside practical advice for supporting areas she identifies as slower to emerge, including math skills for girls and language skills for boys. Published in 2001, it reflects a gender-development framework centered on helping parents respond to individual children’s challenges and strengths.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Parents seeking a broad overview of gender development across childhood
  • Caregivers interested in research-informed discussion of language, play, and school-related development
  • Adults looking for practical parenting guidance framed around boys’ and girls’ developmental differences

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Gender developmentParentingChild developmentLanguage and literacyLearning differences

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Book overview

  • Are boys more active and aggressive?

  • Do girls talk earlier?

  • Do boys have a harder time separating from their mothers?

  • Do girls have the edge in learning to read and write?

  • Why do boys and girls like different toys?

In A Field Guide to Boys and Girls, Susan Gilbert pulls together all the latest research on gender development into a resource for parents of children from birth to adolescence. In talking to a variety of educators, psychologists, and behavioral pediatricians, Gilbert concludes that there are natural differences between boys and girls.

If parents nurture the areas that may be slower to develop, such as math skills in girls and language skills in boys, they will help their children deal with gender challenges as they grow up.

By combining groundbreaking inquiry with easy-to-use advice, A Field Guide to Boys and Girls helps parents bring out the best in each child.

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