From Michael Gurian, the groundbreaking author of the best-selling books The Wonder of Boys and The Minds of Boys, comes the final volume in his definitive trilogy on boys.
In this remarkable work, Gurian presents a tool kit for parents who want to discover how to inspire the ultimate fulfillment of their son’s life. As he explains, purpose is vital for the success and happiness of every boy. Throughout the book, Gurian shows how parents can help boys build motivation, character, selflessness, meaningful and intimate relationships, a sense of responsibility to family and community, pride in their own good work, and mental and physical health.
Based on the latest scientific research regarding how boys develop neurologically, The Purpose of Boys reveals what it takes to best support boys and address their unique needs, weaknesses, and strengths. The book offers an understanding of what is happening inside a boy’s brain as he grows up, from birth through early adulthood. The author also explores the roles of the nuclear and extended family, communities, and neighborhoods; the best schools for boys; and specific rite-of-passage experiences and how they influence a young man’s personal growth.
The Purpose of Boys outlines a map parents can use to help their own sons wrestle with everyday life events and growth. And the book serves as a model to help all of our sons seek a successful future while still boys, adolescents, and young men.
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Praise for The Purpose of Boys
“Michael Gurian is America’s most passionate advocate for boys. In The Purpose of Boys, Gurian creates a rich reading experience and a clear recipe for helping boys to find purpose in their lives.”
Michael Thompson, Ph.D., author, It’s a Boy!, and coauthor, Raising Cain
“The Purpose of Boys offers insightful solutions to the problems of so many millennial boys who are failing to launch into productive adulthood.”
Judith Kleinfeld, Ph.D., director of the Boys Project and professor of psychology, University of Alaska
“There is no one who understands the development of boys better than Michael Gurian. In this insightful new book, Gurian offers useful advice about how to help boys succeed in the key challenge of today’s world, finding purpose in life.”
William Damon, Ph.D., professor of education, Stanford University, and author, The Path to Purpose and The Moral Child
“The Purpose of Boys provides a clear, research-based view on the significance of fully committing ourselves to the important task of raising our sons. It gives us a useful, applicable set of tools and strategies to do so.”
Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D., founder and director, NYU Child Study Center
“The Purpose of Boys is a wake-up call for parents, teachers, counselors, and mentors. This book assembles invaluable insights and resources, especially mentoring resources that will assist in the transition of boys to men and eventually help propel them into a purpose-driven life.”
Robert Haley, former president, 100 Black Men of Atlanta
“Upon reading Michael Gurian’s new book, The Purpose of Boys, I asked my eight-year-old son, Evan, what he anticipated about the future. He said, ‘Being awesome.’ I then asked him what he most feared about the future. He said, ‘Not being awesome.’ This book changed the way I think about my son and his future, and even more important, how he thinks about his future. This is a great book.”
Tracey J. Shors, Ph.D., department of psychology and neuroscience, Rutgers University
About the Author
Michael Gurian is a family therapist, educator, consultant, and the New York Times best-selling author of twenty-five books, including The Minds of Boys , Leadership and the Sexes , The Wonder of Girls , Boys and Girls Learn Differently! , and The Wonder of Boys . Cofounder of the Gurian Institute, he has spearheaded an international effort to provide families, communities, and corporations with an understanding of brain-based gender issues.
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