Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood Audiobook (Free)

After a lot more than two decades of research at Harvard Medical School, clinical psychologist William Pollack concludes that our sons are in big trouble. In this provocative study, as he examines the causes of this turmoil, Dr. Pollack gives ways we are able to help guys grow up into healthful adults. Just like Mary Pipher’s Reviving Ophelia gives hope for troubled adolescent girls, True Boys is an important work. An unwritten ‘Boy Code’ perpetuates the common myths that guys are driven by testosterone and various other uncontrollable forces which young boys are inherently harmful. As a result of these beliefs, children are taught to conceal their feelings from others, maintain their range in relationships, and become hard. Dr. Pollack’s book offers healthier attitudes to displace this damaging Code. As Dr. Pollack discusses each one of the misconceptions of boyhood, he uses case studies to show the way you can help boys understand and cope with such issues as anger, sexuality, peer pressure, and self-image. A New York Situations best-seller, Real Children provides critical information that everyone should have.