"We can search for ways to celebrate our boys' energy and channel it into positive and productive activities."

"It's time to rethink the merits of our old-fashioned male archetypes -- the distant 'warrior,' the 'lone adventurer,' the 'fearless hero' -- and reconsider what we really want from our boys and men...

"...What we really want is for our boys to become strong, authentic individuals, to become capable both of acting heroically and of maintaining strong affectionate relationships to spouses, children, parents, co-workers, neighbors and friends." William Pollack (Real Boys, Rescuing Our Sons From The Myths of Boyhood - now out of print)