Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780380688906
ISBN number: 0380688905
Label: Avon Books
Manufacturer: Avon Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 298
Printing Date: 1995-05
Publishing house: Avon Books
Sale Popularity Level: 158623
Studio: Avon Books
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I ordered this book because a Doctor friend of ours interviewed our son and said he may be like a Peter Pan (PPS). So I googled PPS and this book popped up. It completely describes my son who is now 30 years old and I have not understood for about 18 years. I finally realize about 12 years ago that I AM NOT going to change this guy.
The descriptions of peter pans are right on, I thought I was reading about my son and me as the Dad however, The section on how to deal with a PPS person also provides the age and transition of the boy/man/boy and help - really should happen at age 12 or so else it is really tough. I am not sure how to break it to him, but, can now see that I need some professional help. I thought it was just him but there are a bunch of gen x's out there walking around w/ this problem. I just got the book 12/08 used hardback.
Find it impossible to say "I'm sorry?" or happy birthday
Expect you to continue to provide for his every- needs
Go out of his way to help his buddies but fails to do the little things that you ask
Express zero concern for you.
Complain about his own problems
Find it very difficult to express his feelings to anyone.
Has a problem with alcohol?
Express chauvinistic attitudes?
A priority that he never neglects fun with the boys?
Women are just a toy, use up and drop.
Can't keep a job for more that 2-3 month.
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I am currently reading this book. Many of the behaviors describe my ex wife. Granted most of the "victims" suffering from this disorder are men. Women can be "Peter Pans" too. Every time I tried to point things out or voice my issues, I was the one with the problem. Hence, that is why she's my ex wife. I wish I'd had this with many of Dr. Laura Schlessinger's books and I'd have left her to her "Never Land".
From my amateur psychologist standing, this syndrome can also fall under codependency.
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This book is an absolute load of rubbish. It gets good reviews from angry women who can't control their men and make them behave as they want them to. The book has no testable hypotheses. Basically it gives a few ideas of why men are immature and blames it on their upbringing. Sure men are immature, I am 40 and one of them. However, I do not have this so called "Peter Pan syndrome." It really is just a case of boys will be boys, and its different to how women react or perceive things. Absolute load of rubbish, it just gives fuel to people in dysfunctional relationships. On the same hand if a book was written about women detailing their insecurity, nagging, moodiness and their want to control their partner and give some fictional syndrome, then every man would be giving it great reviews and proclaiming that he had finally discovered what was wrong with his partner. These hippy pyschobabble books are written so that symptoms can apply to anyone. Get a life and don't bother reading such rubbish. Everyone is different and the biggest difference is probably between the 2 sexes.
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The chance reading of this book stopped me from marrying "Mr. Wrong".. and opened my eyes to this syndrome which is just as common is women as men.
You can't change a person unless they are in diapers. Change yourself or accept them, warts and all.
I'd highly recommend this book and will give my copy to my daughter before she graduates from high school and goes out into the world.
Kudos for making it available again !
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Kent gave this book a low rating because the book doesn't tell people how to FIX their Peter Pan man.
I was NOT shocked that the writer of this review was a man. Many men almost always want to fix things, even if they don't understand what is going on. Kent's silly review of this very good book shows just how simplistic unaware people can be.
Rule of psychology: NO one person can fix another person. If you are in a relationship and you are trying to fix the other person, you are wasting your time.
Second rule of psychology: A person needs to KNOW what is wrong with them and have someone show them the symptoms, so that they can identify their issues. Then the way to fix it, my Dear Kent, is to get that person to see a therapist and let the professional help you. You don't need to know how to fix it, Kent. If you had brain cancer, I would assume you wouldn't operate on yourself. I do think that you are the type that would never ask for directions.
All in all, the point of this is to negate Kent's super-ridiculous review of a very good book.
Ignore Kent and all of his machismo. I am a therapist, and I see men like Kent in my office all of the time. They never come on their own, their wives are just fed up with them.
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