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We can work to help boys read better, express themselves better, solve conflicts better and empathise better – and so help them to be great human beings. Schools have equity programs to help girls in Mathematics and the sciences so they have access to these careers. We are now beginning to see that we can help boys with English, Drama and so on, which can better equip them to live in the modern world. (For some great ways to do this, see the chapter on schools, ‘A revolution in schooling’.)

Our brains are brilliant and flexible devices, always able to learn. Parents can teach a boy how to avoid getting into fights by working out better ways to join in a game or solve a dispute peacefully. They can help a boy learn skills like:

 how to figure out people’s feelings from their facial expressions

 how to make friends and join in a game or conversation, and

 how to read his own body signals – for example, to know when he is getting angry and needs to walk away from a situation.

By working on these skills with their sons, parents are building connections from one side of their son’s brain to the other.