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Boys and Work
From: Cracking the Boy Code
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• Purposeful work is transformative because it elevates feelings of competence, contribution, and skillfulness.
• Boys define themselves and uncover elements of authenticity through work.
• Because most boys confuse work with chores, few have ever felt the interest and joy of personally relevant work.
• Mentors make purposeful work possible. Without supervision, guidance, and encouragement, purposeful work will not move beyond being an ideal for most.
Contributors
Adam Cox
Adam J. Cox Ph.D, is a clinical psychologist whose work includes thousands of hours interviewing children. His research includes a multi-year global research project, Locating Significance in the Lives of Boys, for the International Boys' Schools Coalition, during which he interviewed students and teachers in the US, UK, Canada, Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, from a wide variety of social and educational backgrounds. A sought-after therapist and frequent speaker on the psychology of boys, he is author of the acclaimed books On Purpose Before Twenty, Boys of Few Words and No Mind Left Behind. Cox lives in Rhode Island and shares his wisdom in his newsletter Family Matters at DrAdamCox.com.
