Love Notes to Young Teenage Men

Love Notes for Teenage Boys is a composition of letters written by a mother, wife, musician, educator, and counselor who sees a unique brilliance, beauty, and unlimited potential in every child. The author shares her candid and heartfelt sentiments and words of encouragement with the teenage boy, hoping that affirmation and optimistic awareness continues to grow in his thought process. This book can be used to help foster a conversational tool that can lead to more uplifting and constructive interactions between the young male and his peers and the way he sees and interacts with others. This collection of notes also reminds the teenage boy of his positive and influential self concept. It should never be forgotten that it is his birthright to not only sit at the table of life, but partake in its privileges as well. Shelia Slappy-Wormack was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Newark Public Schools throughout her elementary and high school career. She has earned a Bachelors of Arts degree from Drew University and a Masters degree from Montclair State University. Shelia became a professional singer at age five and continued singing and traveling throughout her childhood and adult life. She has been featured on several musical compositions and television commercials and has toured extensively, nationally and internationally. In all of Shelia's studies, success stories, touring adventures, and travels, she is most proud to be a mother of a Man-Child. Always sentimental and empathetic when it comes to the community of men, and boys in particular, especially those of Color, Shelia understands that because the woman is the first teacher of all men, it is important for us to uplift, support, and allow a man to be absolutely present in our lives.