Book description
The final and conclusive book in the groundbreaking series on boys
and their development
In this climax to his series of landmark books about boys, Michael
Gurian offers a powerful new program to help us give our sons a core
purpose-a program based on building morality, character, career goals,
the ability to form intimate relationships, selflessness, personal and
community responsibility, and an accelerated process of developmental
maturity. Gurian reveals how important purpose is for the success and
happiness of boys and explains how a boy's core personality, nature,
and genetic predisposition functions to create both strengths and
weaknesses in their journey towards maturity.
- Includes an innovative program for support and interventions
according to the unique needs, weaknesses, and strengths of each
individual young man.
- This book is the follow-up to Gurian's bestselling The Minds
of Boys
- Draws on the latest science and field research on how boys
develop neurologically
- Gurian explores the unique issues boys must confront, and shows
how their strategy for moral development and success in life is
predicated on their nature and genetic predispositions.
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.
