One of the great tragedies in human life is to be born a male and not be guided toward the value of a man.

As Carl Jung once said, 'When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.' When our boys become adults, we become their inner situation. We become inner voices they often hear in their work, relationships and spiritual practice.

Most teachers are not trained in how boys and girls learn differently.

Boys get unfairly labeled as morally defective, hyperactive, undisciplined, or 'problem children,' when quite often the problem is not with the boys but with the families, extended families, or social environments, which do not understand their specific needs as human beings and as boys

The quickest way to create a boy or man who lacks compassion is to judge and shame his feelings.

Soul development depends on attachment and bonding. Every brain and body is genetically wired to develop itself, but the full soul development of brain and body depends on each child receiving the care of between two and five completely bonded caregivers.

Jed Diamond is, quite simply, one of the wisest men writing today on the topic of male emotional and physical health.