Research-backed insights to improve the well-being and performance of boys aged 5-17 Breaking the Boy Code: The New Playbook for Raising Resilient Boys addresses the urgent crisis facing boys today, exploring how societal pressures and hypermasculinity negatively impact their mental health, academic performance, and social relationships. Written by Dr. Katie Hurley, award-winning author and recognized expert in the field, this book delves into the various challenges boys face, such as higher rates of suicide, educational struggles, and difficulties in forming meaningful connections, and provides a comprehensive understanding of these issues, backed by the latest research on pre-adolescent and adolescent boys. i>Breaking the Boy Code: The New Playbook for Raising Resilient Boys is a thought-provoking and highly practical resource for parents, educators, mental health professionals, and child development specialists of boys in elementary school through early high school. An urgent and eye-opening read on the current landscape of mental health and emotional well-being of boys and young men. Blending research and actionable advice, Katie Hurley offers a way forward to a brighter and more connected future for our boys. --GLENNON DOYLE and ABBY WAMBACH, authors of Untamed and Wolfpack, and hosts of We Can Do Hard Things podcast
