{"product_id":"boys-in-bedrooms-jay-freeman-9781922792815","title":"Boys in Bedrooms: The Prison of the Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Not adulting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I feel like a boy living in an adult's body.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese words have been uttered by young men all over Australia who have been caught in technology addiction cycles. No jobs, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eno social life, no partners, with only the four walls of their bedrooms and their online world to keep them company. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are The Boys in Bedrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen years ago, Jay Freeman, a mental health social worker began to hear unusual stories from numerous emotionally and physically\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edrained Australian parents who were labouring over their adult son's bizarre social withdrawal behaviour and lack of emotional adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those caught in severe, long-term social withdrawal, often as a result of earlier years' mismanaged or overwhelming events, their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estories have become bleak. Lack of intervention from the family unit at the onset of social withdrawal has resulted in a generation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof young men in their thirties and forties becoming reliant on the support of their aging parents, who should now be enjoying their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eretirement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoys in Bedrooms: The Prison of the Mind has been written as a 'call to action' - a plea to free our young people from the incestuous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eover-nurturing and technology-addiction cycles that have become evident within many homes. Supporting young men to grow and\/or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eheal by stepping into their adulthood is of paramount importance, both for their mental health as well as the overall health and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprotection of our nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoys in Bedrooms: The Prison of the Mind contains a plethora of bounce-back strategies to help young men and their families break\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir cycles of social withdrawal and computer addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922792810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922792815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Australian Self Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Jay Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128727499007,"sku":"9781922792815","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0a5177d-a11e-4531-bb43-c5f965468ba6.jpg?v=1687460208","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boys-in-bedrooms-jay-freeman-9781922792815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}