Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys - Softcover

Kindlon, Dan; Thompson, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140279709 ISBN 13: 9780140279702

Publisher: Penguin, 2000

Synopsis

The story of Cain and Abel endures as an archetypal myth because it offers us a frightening glimpse into the emotional tinderbox of the adolescent male psyche. This arena of swirling emotion and uncontrolled rage still defines the lives of most adolescent boys and the parents who share their homes. RAISING CAIN is an impassioned plea to give our sons the emotional education they desperately need to navigate the maelstrom of adolescence. It gives parents the hands-on tools they need to raise sons who embody the best of the traditional attributes of maleness, but who also have a rich inner life, and deep, meaningful relationships with both women and men.

About this title

Review:

"A long-needed insight into the psyche of boys. Every parent, teacher-or anyone who wants boys to flourish-should read this book." -- Daniel Goleman, best-selling author of Emotional Intelligence

Synopsis:

It is argued that the story of Cain and Abel endures as an archetypal myth because it offers a glimpse into the emotional tinderbox of the adolescent male psyche. This text is a plea to give boys the emotional education they desperately need to navigate the maelstrom of adolesecence. It aims to provide parents with the hands-on tools they may need to raise sons who embody the best traditional attributes of maleness, but who also give a rich inner life, and deep, meaningful relationships with both women and men.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0140279709
• ISBN 13: 9780140279702
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320