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Summary: Men who wish they were women
Review: THis is classic 70' and 80's pshychobabble written by men who wish they were women or in the least think that if they say what women want them to think they will be loved by them. Reeking of PC misinformation - Really poeple - quit reading this junk and just go out and spend time with your son (or daughter)!! I cant tell you how many women spend hours and hours reading these books trying to 'understand' the men and boys in their lives - you know what - you would learn a lot more by just getting involved in what they are doing -
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Summary: An Important Book About Boys ... who become Men
Review: Raising Cain is a powerful and enlightening book co-authored by two prominent child psychologists who set out to comprehensively explore the way boys suffer and what causes them emotional pain. Not surprisingly, the book is written for parents of boys as well as teachers, but it also has overwhelming relevance for anyone who desires to understand why many boys act the way they do-and what we can do to help them with their emotional struggles. The salient issue interlaced throughout the book is the need for boys to obtain an emotional vocabulary and emotional literacy that affords them the capability to read and understand their own emotions, as well as others. Thompson and Kindlon repeatedly point out that not only are many boys never encouraged to be emotional, but also, they are taught to suppress such feelings by a culture that expects them to be "manly". It is difficult to argue with that observation. The "emotional miseducation" of boys begins early, at home and in the classroom, and there is a need to provide the proper "emotional steering" for boys so that they understand that expressing emotion is indeed normal and okay to do. Among the various solutions Thompson and Kindlon suggest to help boys develop strong, flexible, emotional lives is to give them permission to have an internal life, full of unbridled emotion. We need to help them to develop and to obtain an emotional vocabulary to better understand themselves and to communicate more effectively with others. Ultimately, we need to let boys know that there are numerous ways to "be a man". Raising Cain is an extremely rich work, full of poignant case studies and examples of boys today that evoked memories-some sad and regretful-of my own adolescence. As a parent of two young boys and an aspiring middle school teacher, this book will be referred to again and again as various developmental issues surface in the boys that I encounter. It is an invaluable reminder of the importance of cultivating emotional awareness in boys and what we can do as adults to help foster that growth. I would even suggest that it be required reading for any educator who has even one boy in his or her classroom. The insight presented within Raising Cain as well as the intervention suggestions posed by Thompson and Kindlon offers the reader with the tools to make a positive difference in a boy's life.
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Summary: Raising a boy? Know a man? This book is for you!
Review: This book is valuable for everyone who has ever been or known a boy or man (okay, everyone). It addresses the needs and experiences of boys and men and how they relate to emotional literacy. It includes many real-life examples from the authors' practices. It discusses how societal stereotypes (and their enforcement in various social settings) hinder boys in their ability to be happy, humane members of society and their capacity for intimacy in all its forms. It also explains how this information relates to various topics, such as friends, mothers and sons, fathers and sons, drug and alcohol use, depression, violence, sexuality and relationships. I bought it a few months after my son was born and I have read it 3 times now. I plan on reading it every year, just to remind myself of the important principles outlined in it. Not only is it helping me understand and better respond to my son, it has helped me understand my husband, father, brothers, in-laws, etc. I find I can accept and respect male differences and needs better now that I understand what it means to grow up male in American society.
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Summary: Give this to your son's teachers...
Review: I am amazed. As a mother, I am so happy to be currently reading this book. My husband will read it soon. Almost all of my friends are teachers and constantly complain about the boys in their classrooms. I want to buy them this book as it gives such great insight into the lives of boys. Every father should read this book, it should be required reading. If all of our parents and teachers could read this book, we could change our society for the better.. I love boys (5 nephews and 1 extraordinary son!) and want them to be strong, emotionally savvy individuals. Read it and then remember it.(And do something about it to make a difference to your son/nephew/student). Great book!
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