1. Give boys permission to have an internal life, approval for the full range of human emotions, and help in developing an emotional vocabulary.
2. Recognize and accept the high activity level of boys and give them safe boy places to express it.
3. Talk to boys in their language- in a way that honors their pride and their masculinity. Use them as consultants and problem solvers.
4. Teach boys that emotional courage is courage, and that courage and empathy are the sources of real strength in life.
5. Use discipline to build character and conscience, not enemies.
6. Model a manhood of emotional attachment
7. Teach boys that there are many ways to be a man.
Taken from Raising Cain, Kindlon & Thompson, 2000
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