The final and conclusive book in the groundbreaking series on boys and their developmentIn 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 BoysDraws on the latest science and field research on how boys develop neurologicallyGurian 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.
- ISBN10 661211312X
- ISBN13 9786612113123
- Publish Date 25 March 2009 (first published 23 March 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 21 August 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons
- Format eBook
- Pages 271
- Language English