Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, lecturer, consultant, and former seventh-grade teacher. He conducts workshops across the United States on social cruelty, children’s friendships, and boys’ development. With Catherine O’Neill Grace and Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., he co-authored Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children and Mom, They’re Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems. With Dan Kindlon, Ph.D., he co-authored the New York Times bestseller Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys. He is also the author of Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Raising Sons. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Books by Michael Thompson

The Pressured Child

Michael Thompson

Mom, They're Teasing Me

Michael Thompson

By the coauthors of BEST FRIENDS, WORST ENEMIES and the New York Times bestselling coauthor of RAISING CAIN, this is a book full of hands-on advice for parents and educators about their children's complex and often problematic social worlds.