Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is a pretty good take on the social and educational difficulties boys are experiencing due to lack of reliable, consistent father figures, poorly set up school systems that do not adapt to a boys biological makeup and the often misleaded masculine social norms. I found the book informative and insightful. The last couple of chapters seemed a bit out of touch but otherwise a good resource for parents who want to understand the issues.

Much of this book can be seen by anyone working with kids. I've been seeing problems for years, and this book does a good job of summarizing and explaining what we've been seeing. It missed a few things, I think, but overall pretty good.

This book is trash! It has multiple quackery cures for "curing" ADHD and autism. Ignore this one.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

As a mother of two young sons wanting to do my best in equipping them with the skills necessary for a happy and fulfilling life, I was excited to pick up this book, hoping to develop a deeper understanding of the issues our boys and men face in our quickly-changing world. However, though there were some good insights peppered through “The Boy Crisis”, ultimately I felt quite underwhelmed and disappointed by the majority of the content, the second half of which draws heavily upon “holistic” practices (including one of the author’s own line of supplements), homeopathy, chiropractic adjustments and so on in the name of “curing ADHD and autism”.

It felt a little strange to see examples of research and statistics from countries around the globe being used to discuss masculinity and the essence of manhood from a typically American point-of-view, when the wonderfully multicultural nature of the US provides such a great opportunity for a broader worldview and understanding of what being a man means across many cultures.

Some of the claims and research presented seem to come from dubious sources, and often the examples given seem skewed or strangely presented to try and strengthen whichever argument the authors are trying to make, but I did find it useful to consider carefully some of the ideas an concepts in this book, discussing them further with my husband to discuss our own parenting goals and ambitions.

There are a few good topics of discussion to bring to the family dinner table here, but unfortunately this is not a book I’d recommend to parents or educators.

Starts off very well, but in the end I wasn’t really sure what exactly the point I should walk away with was and what practical applications should be made in the lives of my two boys aside from family dinners (which we already have).

I would have loved more insight on practical ways to address what the author rightly sees and defines as the “boy crisis.” For example modern day boyhood to manhood ceremonies/rituals or rite should of passage, and less information about the authors connectedness to Hollywood’s elite.