Lexington Community Ed. presents: The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Children in Challenging Times: An Evening with Dr. Anthony Rao

In today's fast-paced, competitive world raising happy and healthy boys can be a challenge. Nationwide the number of boys who are reacting negatively to current templates of social and educational success amounts to what many are calling a crisis situation. What do boys naturally need in order to stay fit, be stress-free, to focus at school, channel their vigorous energy, and to achieve in ever competitive classrooms? How do we help them with indoor and school fatigue during these long winter months? This evening Lexington resident, doctor, and author of The Way of Boys: Promoting the Social and Emotional Development of Young Boys, Anthony Rao will address these questions and challenge our assumptions about how boys learn and play - with an emphasis on appreciating developmental talents rather than viewing boyhood as an illness.

Dr. Rao is the founder of Behavioral Solutions in Lexington, Massachusetts, a private practice known throughout the Boston area for using cognitive behavior therapy to help children without relying solely on medications. Rao has been the featured expert on documentaries for the A&E series Investigative Reports and MTV's True Life series and has been interviewed for articles in the New Yorker  and Parents Magazine. He has written articles on childhood issues for the Boston Herald and his editorial letters and opinions have appeared in the Boston Globe, Newsweek, Scientific American, and New York Magazine.

Cost:  $10.  Pre-registration requested.  To pre-register using a MasterCard or Visa please call Lexington Community Education at 781 862 8043.