The foreword is a bit excessive and extreme, and that feeling carries through the book. The author worries herself sick that she's raising boys to be monsters, and I think she needs to take a few deep breaths. She does make good points at how far we've come in flipping the script for girls but not for boys. Girls are encouraged to learn to code, play football and join the Boy Scouts, but the reverse isn't true. Boys are not encouraged to learn to bake, make friendship bracelets and join the Girl Scouts. What's traditionally something for boys is also now something for girls, but adults shy away from allowing boys into traditionally girly things.

I really enjoyed learning more about the gender differences in girls shows and books vs boys shows and books. I'd love to have more resources for my own children. My six year old boy loves painting his nails and watching My Little Pony just as much as he loves wrestling and Power Rangers. I hadn't noticed the difference in storytelling, and I'd like to know how to direct him towards more inclusive media and how to discuss the stereotypes in the boy media he consumes.

I think the second half of the book will interest parents of older boys. I don't know many teenage boys so I wasn't aware of the concern that older boys rarely have friends they interact with in person and that many feel lonely and isolated. No wonder youth mental health is so low now.

Overall this is an excellent book for discussion, and I'd love to talk more. I hope this is the tipping point for reimaging how we raise boys in a similar way to how we've evolved on raising girls.