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1. The Boy Code
In the program, clinical psychologist William Pollack comments that.. around the ages of 3 and 4 to 5 and 6, boys are prematurely pushed into what I call the boy code. Put most simply, thats a code that tells boys that they should stand on their own two feet, cut Mamas apron strings, and be an independent person way before its possible to really achieve that. Boys are conditioned by the boy code, to be tough and not to show vulnerable emotions. This can limit their capacity for intimacy and relationships in later life.
? What specific examples of the boy code can you identify in your own experience or in that of your children?
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