Raising Cain by Daniel J. Kindlon, Michael Thompson, Teresa Barker (2000, Paperback)

This book is excellent and a must or should read for all parents of males. I make it a practice of giving copies to friends with sons.

I am the mother of 3 incredible boys all under the age of 2. After the birth of my twin boys my Doctor, an outstanding OBGYN recommended that my husband and I read this book. I didnt run out to the nearest book store and purchase this book, it didnt even cross my mind till my oldest hit about 20 months and his "boy" personality began to emerge, thats when it hit me, I have 3 boys that I am responsible for... and I want to raise them right.
This book gives great insight into the mind of boys and how their environment shapes their lives..emotionally and physically. I plan to use what I have learned from Raising Cain to help me to raise 3 emotionally secure men.

The book is filled with real live experiences the authors have had with boys. It was valuable just to have those scenarios brought up and talked about in such an intelligent and readable way. 2 downsides, however. 1. it focussed a bit much on the by-line of the book "protecting the emotional life of boys" by not talking about other issues very much. 2. I felt too many of the stories didn't have solutions tacked onto them. I'm a little linear sequential and prefer a clear moral to my stories and some solutions I can put into practice, but that's all answered by what the book says is the solution to the issue on the whole.

Good all around. It helped in getting things done for a class that this book was manditory for. The book was very informative. I would recommend it to anyone needing this kind if information.

I am loving this book. It evokes much emotion and thoughts about the state of the world and what our little guys must go through. At times it makes me want to have many more children and then the next page scares me to death and I don't want anymore. Mostly because kids have so much to deal with these days.
This book is a keeper and I reccomend it often!

Raising Cain should be required reading for all parents, caretackers and teachers of boys. It is very insightful with lots of antedotal stories. Altho it is a serious topic, it is an easy read. As a teacher and a mom of a boy, I am trying to follow the suggestions in this book. It has made me a more patient and understanding parent/teacher. I have printed many of the statements and posted them around my classroom for me to see and remember. If this book helps just one boy, then the authors have done a great thing!!

I bought it for my Master's in Education and just like it claims it is a quintessential piece to read when you are going into the field or if you are raising a young boy yourself. A must read to further your understanding of the adolescent male psyche.