The Books Briefing: A Better Way to Raise Sons

When the psychologist Michael Reichert became a father to sons, he aimed to avoid putting his boys into narrow masculine boxes, an effort that he details in his book, . Still, he sometimes slipped. For example, in a 2019 interview, Reichert recalled forcing his young son to face off against bullies rather than offering him a refuge. “I had these dire imaginings of a young man who. “Unconsciously, I was passing along a narrow vision that was about fitting into the peer culture rather than transcending it.”