01604nam a2200277 i 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020003800062040002500100082001600125100003700141245009700178250001900275264004000294264001300334300002900347336002100376337002500397338002300422504005200445520073300497650002201230650003101252650002001283650002301303OSt20211118175836.0210218t20202020nyu |||gr|||| 001 0 eng d  a9781984819031cRM 90.95qhardback  aPPAKbengcPPAKerda04a649.1322231 aNatterson, Cara, d1970-eauthor10aDecoding BOYS : bNew Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons / cCara Natterson, M.D.  aFirst edition. 1aNew York :bBallantine Books,c2020 4c©2020.   axxi, 232 pages ;c25 cm.  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.   aWhat is my son doing behind his constantly-closed door? What's with his curt responses, impulsiveness, newfound obsession with gaming, and... that funky smell? As pediatrician and mother of two teenagers Cara Natterson explains, puberty starts in boys long before any visible signs appear, which causes confusion about their changing temperaments for boys and their parents alike. Often, they also grow quieter as they grow taller, which leads to less parent-child communication. But, as Natterson warns, we respect their increasing "need" for privacy and alone time at their peril. Explaining how modern culture mixes badly 
with male adolescent biology, she offers science, strategies, scripts, and tips for getting it right.  0aBoysxPsychology. 0aTeenage boysxPsychology.  0aChild rearing.  0aParent and child.