1. Boys Are from Mars, Girls Are From Venus
Sue Bohlin
Probe Ministries
Suebohlin.com

2. Not All Kids Are the Same
Active,athletic
Sensitive, creative
Tomboy, jockette
Girly-girl

3. Boys Girls Sense of self: relationships Sense of self: achievement
Relationally-oriented
Connected to others
Ask for help = compliment
Sense of self: achievement
Have to have something to do
Self-reliant
Ask for help = weakness

4. Boys Girls
Cooperative
Competitive

5. Boys Girls Multi-taskers: juggle many little things at once
Connected (like a ball of yarn)
Linear: focus on one thing at a time
Compartmentalized (like a chest of drawers)

6. Boys Girls Action-oriented Hostility: physical Verbal
Hostility: verbal

7. Boys Girls
Need a goal
Enjoy the process

8. Boys Girls
Bond shoulder to shoulder
Bond face to face

9. Girls Empathy nurturers:
Relating to and understanding others’ feelings
Compassion
Softness
Tenderness
Comfort

10. Aggression nurturers:
Boys
Aggression nurturers:
Physically aggressive touch and words
Challenging
Competition
“You’re OK, get up”

11. Boys Girls Primarily needs cherishing Primarily needs respect
Tender care, understanding, respect, devotion, validation, reassurance
Needs to be protected.
Primarily needs respect
Trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, encouragement
Needs to be needed.