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Great New Book If You Have Boys, Are Dating One or Are Married to One

I just discovered a new book that came out this month called The Male Brain by a neuropsychiatrist, Louann Brizendine, MD.  It is easy to read and filled with scientifically backed info on boys, adolescent males and men. It’s a must read if you have boys (or are married to one!).

For instance, Dr. Brizendine covers areas such as why boys thrive under physically competitive circumstances, are born to rough house and wrestle and are fixated on social rank and hierarchy.  She uncovers the male preoccupation with sex, sexual pursuit and sexual fantasy (i.e., the male brain has an area for sexual pursuit that is 2 ½ times larger than the female brain).

I haven’t finished the book yet, but I’m having a difficult time putting it down. It’s a great read on the heels of The Purpose of Boys by Michael Gurian, which I found to be lighter in the citations and research underpinnings. However, both books are informative and useful for those of us who deal with males, or for those of us who, due to our Y chromosomes, are males.

 

Have a heroic day!

 

John Schinnerer, Ph.D.

Positive Psychology Coach

Guide To Self, Inc.

Where Meaning Thrives

Author of Shrunken Mind blog which was recently named Top 3 in Positive Psychology blogs and Top 50 among Sports Psychology blogs.

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