About those meltdowns, blowups, and one-word answers . . .Some say that's just how boys areprone to outbursts or sullenness. But what's behind these and other issues? Drawing from twenty-five years of counseling boys and working with parents, David Thomas sheds light on common emotional struggles, including anger, anxiety, and depression, and shares practical ways you can help your son beResourcefulequipped to work through his emotions in constructive waysAwareso that he better understands himself, including his strengths and weaknessesResilienthaving the capacity to cope and feel competentEmpatheticable to understand the feelings and experiences of othersHelpful also for grandparents, teachers, and anyone else who has a boy in their life, this book shows how a strong emotional foundation leads to a Christ-like sense of masculinity that will serve him well his whole life."This book is the most impactful, practical, and applicable playbook for raising young men that we have read to date."TIM and ELISABETH HASSELBECK, ESPN analyst and bestselling author"David Thomas is someone I go to as a resource when it comes to parentingespecially parenting a boy."RACHEL CRUZE, #1 New York Times bestselling author and host of The Rachel Cruze Show