For example, boys generally enter school less prepared socially and behaviorally and adapt more slowly to the school environment, making learning more difficult for them than for girls. Though much of the current cultural debate spotlights the suffering of girls and women in society-still a critical issue, of course-Reichert’s book shines a light on how disconnected males suffer, too. He calls for us as parents and as a society to raise boys differently so they can grow in positive, healthy ways. ![]() ![]() Reichert’s book argues that by pushing boys to reach some cultural ideal of a “real man”-devoid of feeling and never vulnerable-we are ignoring their social needs and making them sicker, sadder, angrier, and more volatile.
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