Category Archives: Guests

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

January 16, 2025Emotional Development, Guestsboy culture, Hello Fresh, masculinity, niobe way, parenting, Rebels with a CauseJennifer L.W. Fink

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Unlocking the Power of Play

January 9, 2025Emotional Development, GuestsGeorgie Wisen-Vincent, Hello Fresh, IXL, play, The Way of Play, Tina Payne BrysonJennifer L.W. Fink

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Male Puberty Starts Sooner Than You Think

January 2, 2025Guests, Healthadolescence, Dr. Cara Natterson, Hello Fresh, IXL, puberty, This is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained, Vanessa Kroll BennettJennifer L.W. Fink

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Listen to Boys & Young Men

December 12, 2024GuestsADHD, Boys are Great, football, gender, gender stereotypes, Hello Fresh, IXL, Lance Walker, masculinity, sexism, sportsJennifer L.W. Fink

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Male Suicide & Mental Health: A Father’s Story of Love, Loss, and Awareness

December 5, 2024Guests, Parentingautism, Boys are Great, Hello Fresh, IXL, mental health, Neal Tricarico, suicide, suicide preventionJennifer L.W. Fink

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Exploring the Gender Gap

November 28, 2024GuestsBoys are Great, gender gap, Hello Fresh, How Democrats Can Win Back Men, IXL, Mark Sutton, politics, Sutton's key, The Boys InitiativeJennifer L.W. Fink

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Navigating Youth Mental Health in the Digital Age

November 21, 2024GuestsBoys are Great, Hello Fresh, IXL, Katey McPherson, school shootings, social media, suicide, suicide prevention, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

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Raising Boys Beyond the Man Box

November 14, 2024Best Of, Guestsman box, masculinity, parenting, Ted Bunch. A Call to MenJennifer L.W. Fink

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Amy Lang Discusses Puberty, Perimenopause, & Neurodivergence

November 7, 2024Guests, ParentingAmy Lang, digital citizenship, Hello Fresh, IXL, neurodivergence, neurodiversity, perimenopause, porn, pornography, puberty, sex ed, sex educationJennifer L.W. Fink

.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 Puberty, perimenopause, and neurodivergence affects brains and bodies. And if two or more of those things are going on in our household at the same time…well, things can get particularly … Continue reading Amy Lang Discusses Puberty, Perimenopause, & Neurodivergence →

Andrew Reiner: What Boys Need

October 24, 2024GuestsAndrew Reiner, Avoila, education, emotional development, Hello Fresh, IXL, manosphere, masculinity, media literacy, parentingJennifer L.W. Fink

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