Raising Cain: Exploring the Inner Lives of America's Boys

Raising Cain is a 2-hour PBS documentary that explores the emotional development of boys in America today. Our guide in the program is child psychologist Michael Thompson, PhD, one of America's leading experts on boys. His book on the emotional lives of boys, "Raising Cain," with co-author Dan Kindlon, was a New York Times bestseller. Raising Cain explores the lives of boys from birth through high school through powerful documentary stories about real boys. The hallmark of the program is Michael Thompson's in-depth interviews and interactions with these boys. The interviews reveal the challenges and confusion that boys encounter while growing up in America. In addition, Michael Thompson models ways for parents, educators and counselors to engage boys and help them bring their inner lives to the surface. more

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Posted: Aug-13-2008

Good But With Flaws

Important with a few flaws. Regarding the Snow White Rape Scene: First of all, they talk about these boys being shocked that people would be offended by this. Does it trouble anyone else that rape and violence against women has been totally de-sensitized in the eyes of American boys? Of course...

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Posted: Jul-02-2008

very interesting

parents of boys can definitely benefit from this film--reinforces what we know about how they learn.

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Posted: May-20-2008

Enlightening

Very good companion to the book. The DVD allows you to put faces and names to the concepts discussed in the book. Plus if your pressed for time you can go to the DVD first and then read the book later.

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Posted: Nov-29-2007

Mandatory Viewing

Before infant boys are released to their parents, hospitals should make it mandatory that both parents view this outstanding film.I had my niece watch this film and she was impressed with the information she got from the video. She told me that it helped her to understand why her son was so...

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Posted: Nov-09-2007

the lost boys

Wow! I don't have kids but I stumbled across this at the library and thought it might be interesting. I found it to be right there verging on incredible. True... true... true... you'll find yourself thinking this over and over throughout this documentary. Don't let yourself think this is just an...

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Posted: Nov-08-2007

Alex's mom

This dvd is wonderful! I have a 5 year old son and am just realizing how different boys are from girls. This dvd really helps explain how boys learn and grow. My son loves playing sword games, star wars, power rangers, etc. I used to have a hard time understanding why and this dvd really does...

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Posted: Jun-07-2007

One of the best documentaries I've seen

This is about how bad we raise our kids in the West. If you wonder what's going wrong today with our kids: they've become so violent, so hyper, so emotionally immature while sexually precocious, you shouldn't look very far. Look at their environment. See who's around in the streets and in their...

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Posted: Jan-23-2007

A must-see for parents and non-parents, men and women

I have seen hundreds of documentaries. This is quite easily one of the very best. There are several "parts" to the documentary as Michael Thompson begins with a look at babies through preschoolers and their gender differences. Then he takes a critical look at elementary schools and how...

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Posted: Oct-06-2006

Valuable resource

I use this DVD in a class I teach at The Universtiy of Wisconsin, Milwaukee called "Male Identity: Education & Development". I love it, and it generates much discussion in class. I highly recommend it to parents, educators, and anyone concerned about helping boys become good men.

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