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Dr. John Duffy, clinical psychologist and parenting expert, has brought together 12 practical steps for parenting teen boys and helping them grow into happy, successful, capable adults.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
Part One: An Emerging Realization
- My Weekly Session Day with Girls
- My Weekly Session Day with Boys
- Boys in Crisis
- Stressors in Common
Part Two: The Boy Problem Described
- Why Boys? Why Now?
- Emotional Language
- Outside Influence: The Voices
- Masculinity Confusion
- Toxic Masculinity
- Who’s Allowed at the Table?
- Why Boys Need a Seat at the Table
- A Call to Action
- Boy Behavior
Part Three: The Gaps Our Boys Are Falling Through in Their Lives
- The Emotional Intelligence Gap
- The Loneliness Gap
- The Opting Out Gap
- The Joylessness Gap
- The Post-Pandemic Gap
Part Four: The Problems
- The Porn Problem
- The Body Image Problem
- The Weed Problem
- The Mass Shooter Problem
- The Video Game Problem
- The Sexual Assault Problem
- The Bully Problem
- The Sports Betting Problem
Part Five: The Solutions
- Your Relationship with Your Boy
- The Value of Work
- The Value of Movement
- Physical Touch and Intimacy
- Relationships
- Friendships and Social Lives
- The Usefulness of Therapy
- Calling on All Dads and Men
Part Six: Conclusion
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Dr. John Duffy is a Chicago-based clinical psychologist, bestselling author, keynote speaker and national media expert. He has been in vigorous private practice for twenty-five years, specializing in work with adolescents, young adults and their parents. He has consistently provided the tools young people need to thrive through his empathy, knowledge, experience and practice. He has written three books intended to provide parents with the tools to help their teens and young adults thrive in this persistent age of anxiety. For more than a decade, Dr. Duffy has also spoken to thousands of parents internationally through PTAs, Fortune 500 corporate programs, and other parenting networks.
Dr. Duffy has written and contributed to articles for CNN, the
Washington Post,
The New York Times,
Your Teen and countless other media outlets. On television, he has been a regular contributing expert on
NewsNation and
Steve Harvey, and has shared his expertise through frequent appearances on CNN, the
Today show, the
Morning Blend, and hundreds of appearances on local outlets. On radio, Dr. Duffy is a regularly appearing expert on WGN, WLS and NPR. He has appeared as an expert guest on countless podcasts and has been the host of two popular podcasts himself.
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Dr. John Duffy, clinical psychologist and parenting expert, has brought together 12 practical steps for parenting teen boys and helping them grow into happy, successful, capable adults.
