Guys are Waffles, Girls are Spaghetti Maybe you’ve had a chance to read Bill and Pam Farrel’s excellent book, Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti. If you haven't, I highly recommend it. As a wife who dearly loves her husband, I’m always on the look-out for great material that unravels the mystery of why we often seem like members of two different species.
Somewhere in my travels around the blogosphere, I came across this promotional video geared for young adults. (4:17 mins.) The Farrels have teamed up with youth leader Chad Eastham to produce a new book, Guys Are Waffles, Girls Are Spaghetti (Thomas Nelson, 2009). Chad Eastham is a seasoned author and speaker; he's a Revolve® Tour speaker addressing hundreds of thousands of teens each year. He also serves as a teen culture expert through Healthy Visions, a research agency for teens.
Guidance for Our Teens
Chad Eastham and the Farrels understand that at a pivotal time of their development and social lives, teens are left to try and understand one another without very much guidance. Loaded with humor and fun examples, this book looks like a great way for teens to learn about healthy relationships with the opposite sex.
“Guys' brains are like waffles-they keep their lives compartmentalized in boxes. Girls' brains are like spaghetti-everything in their life is connected to everything else. This book for teens includes brain development, social habits, differences in emotions, and relationship building skills for teens to develop early in their life.”—Editorial Review
Recent Customer Reviews
I haven’t seen anything like this book anywhere before. If you’re currently parenting teens, I encourage you to check it out.
• 5.0 out of 5 stars. What makes guys tick for teenage girls. I have teenage daughters and nieces, they have all enjoyed Chad's book and video. The lessons in communication differences between men and women will help them throughout their... Pubished 14 days ago by a reader named Reeder.
• 5.0 out of 5 stars. Cheesy title but meaty content on relationships between men & women. I have to admit that the title of this book didn't appeal to me and had me wondering if it the content would be as bad as I perceived the title to be... Published 1 month ago by chilemery.
• 1.0 out of 5 stars. Waffling spaghetti writing. A poorly written pop-psych book with a Christian subtext. The authors state that boys compartmentalize and girls are integrate... Published 3 months ago by Mike.
• 4.0 out of 5 stars. Cute book offering lots of opportunities to discuss Bible vs real life. I was interested in previewing this book in hopes to pass it on to my 13-year-old son. I also was open to learning something about the changing mind of the pubescent boy... Published 3 months ago by Eman Nep.
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7 Comments:
What an interesting-looking book!
Little by little, my husband enlightens our boys on how he thinks women are. Sometimes, it's just downright hilarious, but he's usually right. It's just everyday conversation.
But as they grow, I can imagine a book like this being really helpful. I just wonder how you get a boy to read something without action in it . . . .
I will have to get this for my daughter...even though she was raised in a household of boys.
I read and went to the conference, Crowbars and Clams...guess which was is the women?
Thanks...enjoyed,
Janette
the book looks quite interesting...have heard of it but don't know anyone who has read it.
I have only explained to my 2 daughters (11 & 16) that boys tend to be visual and "solution solvers" and girls tend to be more "emotive", conversational, and looking for love/to be loved/accepted. I'll have to look into this book. I have mainly focused on the whole purity thing with them thus far.....
My kids are still very young and a while from their teen years. That said this book looks like a great read and I may just read it and see if I want to have it for when they hit that stage. Do you think teens will read it? I remember my mom buying me these kinds of books as a teen and there was no way I would read it.
That certainly sounds interesting!
What a cute video. I loved reading the book a few months ago - I thought they were very on target with their insights. It's great that teens can now get in on it too.
Sounds like a cute book I might someday use with my now-small kids...
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