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Understanding Males: "Cracking The Boy Code"

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Maybe it happened to your son: a friendly, chatty kid turned into a sullen, silent adolescent.  What IS it with boys? 

They require some special treatment, says psychologist Dr. Adam Cox. 

He interviews young people for hundreds of hours each year, and he's got ideas for approaching young males in his book .  Listen for ideas on how to listen, and on how to initiate discussion with someone who, on the outside, appears to want no such thing. 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich reports on lands and environmental policy for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.