Why Boys Don't Talk and Why We Care : A Mother's Guide to Connection - Softcover

Susan Morris Shaffer is currently the Deputy Director of the Mid-Atlantic Equity Center. Ms. Shaffer is nationally recognized for her work in the development of comprehensive technical assistance and training programs on educational equity and gender-related issues. She has authored or co-authored several publications related to gender equity, mathematics and science education, women's history, multicultural education, and disability. She has managed a number of grants from the U.S. Department of Education's Women's Educational Equity Act Program and has spent 30 years both teaching and working in public schools. Ms. Shaffer holds an undergraduate degree in history and a graduate degree in education from the University of California, Berkeley.

Linda Perlman Gordon, LCSW-C, M.Ed., is a Clinical Social Worker and a trained mediator. She has directed a court-mandated parenting seminar for divorcing parents, and as a member of the Montgomery County Divorce Roundtable, developed the Supervised Visitation Program for Montgomery County, MD. She is a graduate of The Family Therapy Practice Center, has advanced degrees in Social Work and Education, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Clinical Social Work Institute. Ms. Gordon has taught seminars on the subjects of divorce and blended families, trained seminar leaders and developed programs concerning mental health issues for children. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Washington, DC treating individuals, couples, and families.

The topic of gender differences usually comes up in child development literature. Much of it has focused on girls and their unique needs during development. In this book, however, Shaffer and Gordon, a gender equity specialist and a clinical social worker, respectively, explore in great depth the traps of male adolescence, especially the lack of "range of emotional expression." By discussing theories concerning boys' behavior, readers are given an excellent introduction to various psychological, sociological, and educational approaches currently used by professionals. In a light and breezy tone, the authors mix parental observations with their professional expertise to create an informative and practical book. Interesting sidebars, exercises, checklists, great appendixes, and a wonderful bibliography make this especially helpful to parents or professionals who work with boys. Highly recommended for public libraries.DMee-Len Hom, Hunter Coll. Lib., New York
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