Michael Thompson, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, lecturer,
consultant, and former seventh-grade teacher. He conducts workshops
across the United States and internationally on social cruelty,
children’s friendships, and boys’ development. With Dan Kindlon,
Ph.D., he co-authored the New York Times bestseller Raising Cain:
Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, which was adapted into an
acclaimed documentary shown on PBS. With Teresa H. Barker he
co-authored The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child Find Success in
School and Life and Speaking of Boys: Answers to the Most-Asked
Questions About Raising Sons. With Catherine O’Neill Grace and
Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D., he co-authored Best Friends, Worst
Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children and Mom,
They’re Teasing Me: Helping Your Child Solve Social Problems. Dr.
Thompson is married and the father of two. He lives in Arlington,
Massachusetts, and can be reached at
www.michaelthompson-phd.com.
Teresa Barker, who collaborated with Michael Thompson on Raising
Cain, Speaking of Boys, and The Pressured Child, is a journalist
whose other book collaborations include Girls Will Be Girls, The
Soul of Money, and In the Moment. Barker is married and the mother
of a son and two daughters. She lives in Portland, Oregon.