Boys, A Rescue Plan: Conversation w Michael Gurian

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.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle Do boys need a rescue plan? The available evidence says yes. Collectively, our boys are struggling academically, socially, emotionally, and economically. Their academic, educational, and workforce involvement has decreased. Their … Continue reading Boys, A Rescue Plan: Conversation w Michael Gurian →

Helping Boys Find A Path to Manhood

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.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle How do we help boys along the path to manhood?  That’s a question Paul Cumbo, a veteran educator, has been asking for a long time. It’s one he’s well-positioned to … Continue reading Helping Boys Find A Path to Manhood →

Creating Schools Where Black Boys—and All Students—Succeed

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.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle What if supporting Black boys could transform education for all students? David Kirkland, founder & CEO of forwardED, believes it can—and research backs him up. In this episode, David challenges … Continue reading Creating Schools Where Black Boys—and All Students—Succeed →

Imperfect Men Can Build Boys Too

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.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle Imperfect men helped Greg Hlavaty become a good guy.  “I think what saved me were men who stepped in as surrogate fathers,” Greg wrote in a recent essay. Those men … Continue reading Imperfect Men Can Build Boys Too →

Understanding the Parent Amplification Effect

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https://stream.redcircle.com/episodes/d0dc936b-a749-4505-9635-137dd7185efa/stream.mp3 Do you know what the parent amplification effect is?  Do you know how to use it your (and your kids’!) benefit?  “Because of children’s dependency on their parents, any parental remark – positive or negative – gets magnified in the child’s mind,” says Adam Galinsky, a social scientist, business school professor, dad of two … Continue reading Understanding the Parent Amplification Effect →

Rebels with a Cause: Dr. Niobe Way on Building a Relational World

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.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle What happens when we prioritize independence over connection? According to Dr. Niobe Way, a developmental psychologist and author of Rebels with a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves, & Our Future, it … Continue reading Rebels with a Cause: Dr. Niobe Way on Building a Relational World →

Unlocking the Power of Play

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.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle Play is a powerful tool for parenting & child development. Mr. Rogers once said “Play is serious learning” and “the work of childhood,” and we and our guest, Georgie Wisen-Vincent, … Continue reading Unlocking the Power of Play →

Male Puberty Starts Sooner Than You Think

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.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle Modern male puberty starts sooner than you think.  Boys today may enter puberty as early as age nine. That’s why your 10-year-old’s mood swings might actually be linked to these … Continue reading Male Puberty Starts Sooner Than You Think →

Best of 2024

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.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle Which ON BOYS episodes were the Best of 2024?  Your favorites include: 5. Needed: Boy-Friendly Schools Tyler, a 16-year-old Texas boy, started struggling in middle school. Recess was no more. … Continue reading Best of 2024 →

2024 Listener Fav

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.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle Gaming is a BIG part of boys’ lives today! So, it’s no surprise that our March 14 conversation with Dr. K, How to Raise a Healthy Gamer, is our Listener … Continue reading 2024 Listener Fav →