Upcoming Events

February 26, 2010: The Way of Boys. Presentation to Staff of Boston Public Schools, Gardner Pilot Academy, Boston, MA.

March 15, 2010: Preschool Association of Lexington, Conference Workshop. Temple Emunah, Lexington, MA. 

March 25-28, 2010: 33rd Annual Networker Symposium, Washington, DC. The Way of Boys: Understanding the Hurdles. 

April 9-10, 2010:  Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance. Boston, MA. Child Psychotherapy Conference

October 22, 2010: Keynote Address (TBA), NASW, School Social Work Conference. Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA.
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Recent Events

February 3, 2010: Helping Boys Find their Way in School. Discussion and Book Signing, St. Mary of the Hills, Milton, MA.

January 19, 2010 (6:30 pm):
 Raising Happy & Healthy Boys, Discussion and Book Signing, Happy Child Daycare, Newton, MA.

December 14, 2009 (7:00 pm):
 ISIS Maternity Expert Speaker Series, Boston, MA.

November 10, 2009 (7:00 pm):
 ISIS Maternity Expert Speaker Series, Needham, MA.

November 6, 2009 (9:00 am-12:15): Regis College in Weston, MA. National Association of Social Workers workshop: “The Way of Boys”

October 28, 2009 (7:30 pm): Wellesley Free Library 530 Washington Street (sponsored by Wellesley Booksmith & The Wellesley Mother's Forum). Discussion & book signing.

October 28, 2009:
Psychopharmacology Seminar, Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Boston, Invited Speaker.

October 17, 2009 (2:00 pm): Barnes & Noble, Waterside Shops, Naples, Florida. Discussion and Book signing.

October 14, 2009 (7:00 pm)Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA. Discussion & Book signing.

October 10, 2009 (10:00 - Noon): Grub Street Writer's Center, Boston, MA. Saturday morning Serial.

October 1, 2009 (7:00-9:00 pm): Performing Arts Center, Duxbury, MA. The Parent Connection, Fall Speakers Series.

September 14, 2009 (6:30 pm): E.B. Bertha C. Ball Center, Ball State University, Author Lecture.

March 31, 2009: Tufts University Department of Child Development, Medford, Massachusetts. Talk: “Medication Issues and Children”

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Author Dr. Anthony Rao is a nationally-known expert in child psychology and has been featured in documentaries for A&E’s Investigative Reports and MTV’s True Life.

His book, The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Boys in a Challenging and Complex World, was published by William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, on August 25, 2009.

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