I have both Raising Boys and Raising Girls which he wrote the Foreward to, and he is definately not about tough love hun. I don't know Robin Grille but in both Raising books, they talk about the different stages boys and girls go through and how you can nurture them during those times. The blurb on Raising Boys says
how can we teach boys to be happy, confident and kind?
2 stages of boyhood
Testosterone
Why boys brains are different to girls and understanding boys vulnerability and how to overcome them
5 essentials for fathers (and tips for single mums)
and more!
If you are able to go I would for sure hun. HtH!