Raising Cain : protecting the emotional life of boys /

Kindlon, Daniel J. 1953-,

Raising Cain : protecting the emotional life of boys / [print] Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson with Teresa Barker. - first trade pbk. edition. - New York : Ballantine Books, (c)2000. - xix, 298 pages ; 21 cm.

"A living planet book." Featuring a reader's companion (pages 290-298).



The road not taken: turning boys away from their inner life -- Thorns among roses: the struggle of young boys in early education -- The high cost of harsh discipline -- The culture of cruelty -- Fathers and sons: a legacy of desire and distance -- Mothers and sons: a story of connection and change -- Inside the fortress of solitude -- Boys' struggle with depression and suicide -- Drinking and drugs: filling the emotional void -- Romancing the stone: from heartfelt to heartless relations with girls -- Anger and violence -- What boys need.



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Boys--Psychology.
Emotions in children.
Emotions in adolescence.
Sex role in children.
Masculinity.

HQ775.B255.R357 2000