SERVICES
Dr Peter West is available to give workshops for teachers and parents on educating boys .
Contact Peter to arrange a talk or workshop for your school or group.
LINKS
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BOOKS
Fathers, Sons and Lovers:
Men Talk about Their Lives from the 1930s to Today
Finch, Sydney, 1996
What is the Matter with Boys?
Choice, Sydney, 2002
For their first two or three years, we teach boys to walk and talk.
And for the next fifteen years, we tell them to sit down and shut up.
DR PETER WEST
Dr Peter West is a well-known author and social commentator. For many years, he was Head of the Research Group on Men and Families, University of Western Sydney. He has written for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and www.onlineopinion.com.au.
He is the author of What is the Matter with Boys? (Choice Books) and Fathers, Sons and Lovers: Men Talk about Their Lives from the 1930s to Today (Finch).
He gives workshops for teachers and parents on educating boys overseas as well as in many parts of Australia and New Zealand.