Raising Cain

Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson, PhD, Teresa Barker

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English

Random House Inc
01 April 2000

Age groups: children; Child & developmental psychology; Health & Self-Help; Advice on parenting

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 Cutting through outdated theories of ""mother blame,"" ""boy biology,"" and ""testosterone,"" the authors shed light on the destructive emotional training our boys receive--the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.

By: Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson, PhD
With: Teresa Barker
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9780345434852
ISBN 10: 0345434854
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 April 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys

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