A genuine enthusiasm for their subject shines through the pages of this enormously compelling book, as the authors share insights on boys' emotional development from birth through the college yearsAan increasingly high-profile topic in the wake of disheartening statistics about adolescent suicide and violence. In much the same way that Reviving Ophelia offered new models for raising girls, therapists Kindlon and Thompson argue that boys desperately need a new standard of "emotional literacy," showing how our culture's dominant masculine stereotypes shortchange boys and lead them toward emotional isolation. The authors turn a spotlight on the inner lives of boys, debunking preconceptions about gender, explaining the importance of nurturing communication skills and empathy in boys as well as girls, and steering boys toward a manhood of emotional attachment, not stoicism and solitude. They also challenge the ways in which, in their view, traditional school environments put boys at a disadvantage (why not hold off on reading instruction a year or two. they ask; why not five short recesses a day.). Such issues as drinking, drugs and the "culture of cruelty" among adolescents, in which "anything a boy says or does can and will be used against him," also meet with sensitive treatment. Separate chapters examine the relationships between fathers and sons and mothers and sons, and show how these can be protected and redefined. This thoughtful book is recommended for parents, teachers or anyone with a vested interest in raising happy, healthy, emotionally whole young men. Agent, Gail Ross of Lichtman, Trister, Singer and Ross.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
A genuine enthusiasm for their subject shines through the pages of this enormously compelling book, as the authors share insights on boys' emotional development from birth through the college yearsAan increasingly high-profile topic in the wake of disheartening statistics about adolescent suicide and violence. In much the same way that Reviving Ophelia offered new models for raising girls, therapists Kindlon and Thompson argue that boys desperately need a new standard of "emotional literacy," showing how our culture's dominant masculine stereotypes shortchange boys and lead them toward emotional isolation. The authors turn a spotlight on the inner lives of boys, debunking preconceptions about gender, explaining the importance of nurturing communication skills and empathy in boys as well as girls, and steering boys toward a manhood of emotional attachment, not stoicism and solitude. They also challenge the ways in which, in their view, traditional school environments put boys at a disadvantage (why not hold off on reading instruction a year or two. they ask; why not five short recesses a day.). Such issues as drinking, drugs and the "culture of cruelty" among adolescents, in which "anything a boy says or does can and will be used against him," also meet with sensitive treatment. Separate chapters examine the relationships between fathers and sons and mothers and sons, and show how these can be protected and redefined. This thoughtful book is recommended for parents, teachers or anyone with a vested interest in raising happy, healthy, emotionally whole young men. Agent, Gail Ross of Lichtman, Trister, Singer and Ross.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., a member of the Harvard University faculty for
the past fifteen years, teaches child psychology and conducts
research in child development. A leading researcher, Dr. Kindlon
has a private psychotherapy practice specializing in boys and their
families, and for the past ten years he has been the psychological
consultant to an independent school for boys in Boston.
Michael Thompson, Ph.D., is a preeminent child psychologist who
lectures widely on topics pertaining to the development of boys and
also conducts problem-solving workshops with parents, teachers, and
students around the country. A highly sought-after
consultant to schools, Dr. Thompson is currently the staff
psychologist of an all-boys independent school in the Boston
area. The coauthor with Edward Hallowell, M.D., of
Finding the Heart of the Child, Dr. Thompson has worked for more
than fifteen years as a child and family therapist.
"Brilliant . . . This affectionate, encouraging book should be
require reading for anyone raising--or educating--a boy."
--The Washington Post
"Raising Cain gives a long-needed insight into that mysterious,
magical land, the psyches of boys. Every parent, teacher--or anyone
who wants boys to flourish--should read this book."
--DANIEL GOLEMAN
Author of Emotional Intelligence
"ENORMOUSLY COMPELLING . . . In much the same way that Reviving
Ophelia offered new models for raising girls, therapists Kindlon
and Thompson argue that boys desperately need a new standard of
'emotional literacy.' . . . This thoughtful book is recommended for
parents, teachers, or anyone with a vested interest in raising
happy, healthy, emotionally whole young men."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"RAISING CAIN HELPS US UNDERSTAND THE INNER LIVES OF BOYS MUCH AS
MARY PIPHER'S REVIVING OPHELIA SHED LIGHT ON THE STRUGGLE OF THE
ADOLESCENT GIRL."
--The Tampa Tribune-Times
"Brilliant . . . This affectionate, encouraging book should be
require reading for anyone raising--or educating--a boy."
--The Washington Post
"Raising Cain gives a long-needed insight into that mysterious,
magical land, the psyches of boys. Every parent, teacher--or anyone
who wants boys to flourish--should read this book."
--DANIEL GOLEMAN
Author of Emotional Intelligence
"ENORMOUSLY COMPELLING . . . In much the same way that Reviving
Ophelia offered new models for raising girls, therapists Kindlon
and Thompson argue that boys desperately need a new standard of
'emotional literacy.' . . . This thoughtful book is recommended for
parents, teachers, or anyone with a vested interest in raising
happy, healthy, emotionally whole young men."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"RAISING CAIN HELPS US UNDERSTAND THE INNER LIVES OF BOYS MUCH AS
MARY PIPHER'S REVIVING OPHELIA SHED LIGHT ON THE STRUGGLE OF THE
ADOLESCENT GIRL."
--The Tampa Tribune-Times
The emotional well-being of our nation's boys only seems to become a topic when a television news reporter breaks in with a grisly report of a playground or high school commons area that has been littered with spent shell casings and the bodies of a certain boy's classmates. Kindlon, a leading researcher and member of the Harvard University faculty for the past 15 years, and Thompson, a preeminent child psychologist who lectures widely on the development of boys, bring more than 35 years of experience working with these youngsters. The authors attempt to answer the basic question: "What do boys need that they are not getting?" They identify social and emotional challenges that boys face growing up male; debunk outdated theories on "mother blame," "boy biology," and "testosterone"; and make a passionate and compelling case that emotional literacy is the most valuable gift that we can offer our sons. Highly recommended.ÄMarty D. Evensvold, Arkansas City P.L., KS Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
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