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Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
Audiobook (abridged)3 hours

Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them

Written by James Garbarino, Ph.D.

Narrated by Cotter Smith

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After more than a decade of relentless increase in the urban war zones of large cities, violence by young boys and adolescents is on the rise in our suburbs, small towns, and rural communities. Twenty-five years as a psychologist working in the trenches with such children has convinced James Garbarino that boys everywhere really are angrier and more violent than ever before. In light of the recent school-based shootings, it's now clear that no matter where we live or how hard we try as parents, chances are our children are going to school with troubled boys capable of getting guns and pulling triggers. Beyond the deaths and debilitating injuries that result from this phenomenon are the staggering psychological costs -- children who are afraid to go to school, teachers who are afraid of their students, and parents who fear for their children's lives.

Building on his pioneering work, Garbarino shows why young men and boys have become increasingly vulnerable to violent crime and how lack of adult supervision and support poses a real and growing threat to our children's basic safety. For these vulnerable boys, violence can become normal, the "right thing to do." Terry, one of the boys Garbarino interviews, says "I just wasn't gonna take it anymore. I knew I would have to pay the price for what I did, but I didn't care."

In Lost Boys, Dr. Garbarino addresses the wide range of issues that boys of every temperament and from every background may have to confront as they grow and develop. By outlining the steps parents, teachers, and public officials can take to keep all children safer, Dr. Garbarino holds out hope and solutions for turning our kids away from violence -- before it is too late.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
Release dateJun 1, 1999
ISBN9780743549820
Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them

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