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Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

by: Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson

: Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.23
EAN: 9780345434852
ISBN: 0345434854
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: April 04, 2000
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: April 04, 2000
Sales Rank: 1300
Studio: Ballantine Books



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In Raising Cain, Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., and Michael Thompson, Ph.D., two of the country's leading child psychologists, share what they have learned in more than thirty-five years of combined experience working with boys and their families. They reveal a nation of boys who are hurting--sad, afraid, angry, and silent. Kindlon and Thompson set out to answer this basic, crucial question: What do boys need that they're not getting? They illuminate the forces that threaten our boys, teaching them to believe that 'cool' equals macho strength and stoicism. Cutting through outdated theories of 'mother blame,' 'boy biology,' and 'testosterone,' the authors shed light on the destructive emotional training our boys receive--the emotional miseducation of boys.

Kindlon and Thompson make a compelling case that emotional literacy is the most valuable gift we can offer our sons, urging parents to recognize the price boys pay when we hold them to an impossible standard of manhood. They identify the social and emotional challenges that boys encounter in school and show how parents can help boys cultivate emotional awareness and empathy--giving them the vital connections and support they need to navigate the social pressures of youth.

Amazon.com Review:
Reviving Ophelia, Mary Pipher's groundbreaking book, exposed the toxic environment faced by adolescent girls in our society. Now, from the same publisher, comes Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson, which does the same for adolescent boys. Boys suffer from a too-narrow definition of masculinity, the authors assert as they expose and discuss the relationship between vulnerability and developing sexuality, the 'culture of cruelty' boys live in, the 'tyranny of toughness,' the disadvantages of being a boy in elementary school, how boys' emotional lives are squelched, and what we, as a society, can do about all this without turning 'boys into girls.' 'Our premise is that boys will be better off if boys are better understood--and if they are encouraged to become more emotionally literate,' the authors assert. As a tool for change, Kindlon and Thompsom present the well-developed 'What Boys Need,' seven points that reach far beyond the ordinary psychobabble checklist and slogan list. Kindlon (researcher and psychology professor at Harvard and practicing psychotherapist specializing in boys) and Thompson (child psychologist, workshop leader, and staff psychologist of an all-boys school) have created a chilling portrait of male adolescence in America. Through personal stories and theoretical discussion, this well-needed book plumbs the well of sadness, anger, and fear in America's teenage sons. --Ericka Lutz



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A must read for parents with boys of any age!
When it was recommended that I purchase this book, I had no idea of the pandora's box I would be opening ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Boys need more than we think they do...
This book is an excellent insight into what really makes boys tick. Society has spent a lot of time toughening ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Elaine's "Raising Cain" book review
Every parent, teacher, youth sports coach, and general public who interact with boys should read this book. After ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Must Read
This is an insightful look into the male mind. My homeschool group is reading/discussing it right now and it has been ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Raising a son
A big support to re-convince you that teaching emotions and love to your son is a bigger asset than teaching how to fight. ... Read More

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