"How To Talk To Girls" - the youngest relationship expert

Date: Jan 26 2009
Topic: Idioms and Slang

Author: nad1a

Lesson

Hey, everyone!

Are you a parent? Have you ever had to deal with a school crush your little ones had?

It turned out to be quite a challenge in my case. My 12-year-old got his heart broken twice this year, both times with dramatic consequences, like refusing to go to school or making statements like: "Girls are so stupid!"

So I was browsing the net looking for parenting tips on how to help a child deal with school crushes, when I came across this interview with 9-year-old Alec Greven, who wrote a book called "How To Talk To Girls".

Of course, this is a children's book targeting boys and girls his age. But when you give it a deeper thought, there are a couple of things we all need to be reminded once in a while. Like, "Life is hard, move on!" That is, you fail in something, just admit that life is hard, get over it and go on with your life.

Everything started with this school assignment he had in which he had to observe the world around him. So he decided to watch the way boys and girls interact during recess. Eventually, he wrote this book based on his findings.

He has also appeared in The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Today Show, and Inside Edition.

Video Quiz and Script

Leave your comments:

Do you remember some of your own elementary or middle school crushes?
Did you find anything in the interview that applies to grown up relationships? Or, do you think school crushes have nothing to do with grown-up crushes?

That would be interesting to know.

Comments

02:25 PM Jun 17 2009 \| Reply
senoic Bosnia and Herzegovina	I don,t know how I beggin talking withyoung girls…And my knowledge englis language is to small,, I,d like to know how I can starting with conversation,,because they atracted me very much…? Senoic

02:25 PM Jun 17 2009 | Reply

senoic

Bosnia and Herzegovina

I don,t know how I beggin talking withyoung girls…And my knowledge englis language is to small,,

I,d like to know how I can starting with conversation,,because they atracted me very much…?

Senoic

01:56 PM May 29 2009 \| Reply
wyz agf Brazil	GOOD RELATIONSHIPS HAVE TO BE BASED ON THE RESPECT,TRUE LOVE AND RECIPROCAL CONFIDENCE, FOR LASTING FOREVER.

01:56 PM May 29 2009 | Reply

wyz agf

Brazil

GOOD RELATIONSHIPS HAVE TO BE BASED ON THE RESPECT,TRUE LOVE AND RECIPROCAL CONFIDENCE, FOR LASTING FOREVER.

09:10 AM Apr 21 2009 \| Reply
blue_bear Taiwan	funny lesson! I think school crushes are different from adult relationships, but maybe there are similarities, too!

09:10 AM Apr 21 2009 | Reply

blue_bear

Taiwan

funny lesson! I think school crushes are different from adult relationships, but maybe there are similarities, too!

09:27 PM Apr 10 2009 \| Reply
sunny joshi India	its niceeeeee…..........

09:27 PM Apr 10 2009 | Reply

sunny joshi

India

its niceeeeee…..........

06:07 AM Mar 11 2009 \| Reply
tiffintime Sri Lanka	Wow! Alec is pretty advanced for a nine-year-old boy. Or is it how kids are in America today? I wish I knew all this stuff when I was that age. As for me, it's never too late to learn (and I'm being serious, promise!)

06:07 AM Mar 11 2009 | Reply

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

Wow! Alec is pretty advanced for a nine-year-old boy. Or is it how kids are in America today? I wish I knew all this stuff when I was that age. As for me, it's never too late to learn (and I'm being serious, promise!)

04:04 AM Mar 11 2009 \| Reply
Christina_Char Greece	about: "it's in some women's blood to treat men like dirt " that could be both ways , Niko mou:-) it's in some men's blood to treat women like dirt :-P nothing personal but don't generalize; it goes way beyond gender

04:04 AM Mar 11 2009 | Reply

Christina_Char

Greece

about: "it's in some women's blood to treat men like dirt "

that could be both ways , Niko mou:-)

it's in some men's blood to treat women like dirt :-P nothing personal but don't generalize; it goes way beyond gender

12:04 PM Jan 31 2009 \| Reply
jimmy33 Guadeloupe	that's cool. I like the vocabulary in the lesson. I learned a few words.

12:04 PM Jan 31 2009 | Reply

jimmy33

Guadeloupe

that's cool. I like the vocabulary in the lesson. I learned a few words.

12:03 PM Jan 31 2009 \| Reply
jimmy33 Guadeloupe	cool lesson. cool vocabulary.

12:03 PM Jan 31 2009 | Reply

jimmy33

Guadeloupe

cool lesson. cool vocabulary.

07:49 AM Jan 28 2009 \| Reply
Julio.54 Venezuela	I had a crush on my third-grade teacher. To me, she was the sweetest woman on earth, after my mom, of course. That crush only lasted a year. Crushes are like that, temporary I think boys and girls should be taught to wait for the right time when to fall in love. I mean, to have control over their emotions and to decide for whom they think is the right person.

07:49 AM Jan 28 2009 | Reply

Julio.54

Venezuela

I had a crush on my third-grade teacher. To me, she was the sweetest woman on earth, after my mom, of course. That crush only lasted a year. Crushes are like that, temporary

I think boys and girls should be taught to wait for the right time when to fall in love. I mean, to have control over their emotions and to decide for whom they think is the right person.

06:22 AM Jan 28 2009 \| Reply
single_straight_guy Virgin Islands, U.S.	you can say that again bro LOL

06:22 AM Jan 28 2009 | Reply

single_straight_guy

Virgin Islands, U.S.

you can say that again bro

LOL

11:02 AM Jan 27 2009 \| Reply
Nikos Greece	cool. he's young but he knows already. in fact, there's no difference in the way women behave; women are women, no matter the age, it's in some women's blood to treat men like dirt

11:02 AM Jan 27 2009 | Reply

Nikos

Greece

cool. he's young but he knows already. in fact, there's no difference in the way women behave; women are women, no matter the age, it's in some women's blood to treat men like dirt