Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast. I'm Sissy Gough.

I'm David Thomas. And I'm Melissa Trevathan.

And we are so glad you've set us out a few minutes to spend with us today.

In each episode of this podcast, we'll share some of what we're learning in the work we do with kids and families on a daily basis at Days Are Counseling in Nashville, Tennessee.

Our goal is to help you care for the kids in your life with a little more understanding, a little more practical help, and a whole lot of hope.

So pull up a chair and join us on this journey from our little yellow house to yours.

Michael G. Thompson, PhD, is a consultant, author, and psychologist, specializing in children and families.

He's a supervising psychologist for the Belmont Hill School and has worked in more than 700 schools across the United States.

As well as in international schools in Central America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

He and his co-author, Dan Kinlin, wrote the New York Times best-selling book, Raising Cain, Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys.

Among several other books you should definitely check out.

Michael Thompson has appeared on the Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, 2020, 60 Minutes, The Early Show, and Good Morning America.

He's been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, and US News and World Report.

And has been a guest on MPR's Morning Edition with Susan Stamberg, Talk of the Nation with Ray Suarez, and The Diane Reams Show.

He wrote, narrated, and hosted a two-hour PBS documentary entitled Raising Cain that was broadcast nationally in 2006.

Dr. Thompson lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.

He's married to Dr. Theresa McNally, a psychotherapist, and is the father of two grown children,

and the grandfather of two granddaughters, Aubrey and Brinley.

Dr. Thompson, it's an honor to have you on our podcast.

You have written countless books that we love and have recommended to parents for decades.

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