Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys - Part 1

Dr. Michael Thompson - a clinical psychologist, school consultant, author, and international speaker on the subjects of children, schools, and parenting - gives a talk at Singapore American School called 'Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys.' In early adolescence, most boys begin to attach their sense of status to mastery and achievement. They are subjected to a powerful "culture of cruelty" which may require them to adhere to a narrow ideology of masculinity: avoidance of feeling, avoidance of anything feminine, fear of personal weakness. In this talk, Dr. Thompson gives suggestions to parents about how to support a boy in the early years of school and how to help a boy remain emotionally open in adolescence.