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It's a boy! understanding your son's development from birth to age 18

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Main Author:	Thompson, Michael, 1947-
Other Authors:	Barker, Teresa
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Ballantine Books, c2008.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Boys. Child development. Child rearing.
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Physical Description:	xx, 456 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-439) and index.
ISBN:	9780345493958 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0345493958 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes:	Michael Thompson, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, lecturer, consultant, and former seventh-grade teacher. He conducts workshops across the United States and internationally on social cruelty, children's friendships, and boys' development. With Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., he co-authored the New York Times bestseller Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, which was adapted into an acclaimed documentary shown on PBS. With Teresa H. Barker he co-authored The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in School and Life and Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Raising Sons. With Catherine O'Neill Grace and Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., he co-authored Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children and Mom, They're Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems. Dr. Thompson is married and the father of two. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, and can be reached at www.michaelthompson-phd.com. Teresa Barker, who collaborated with Michael Thompson on Raising Cain, Speaking of Boys, and The Pressured Child, is a journalist whose other book collaborations include Girls Will Be Girls, The Soul of Money, and In the Moment. Barker is married and the mother of a son and two daughters. She lives in Portland, Oregon.