Category Archives: Guests

Empowering Boys and Dyslexic Learners

April 13, 2023GuestsBelief in Children, Better Help, Boys Development, Confidence Building, Dyslexia, Educator-Student Relationships, empowering boys, Failure and Growth, homeschool, Intrinsic Motivation, Jason Kantor, LifeAid, Literacy-Focused Education, Nurturing Strong Families, Parental Actions, self-esteem, Taking RisksJennifer 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 Empowering boys and dyslexic learners could positively change so many lives. Jason Kantor, a New York-based homeschool tutor who frequently works with boys and dyslexic learners, believes it’s important to … Continue reading Empowering Boys and Dyslexic Learners →

How to Build Your Village

March 30, 2023GuestsBetter Help, Build Your Village, Florence Ann Romano, friendship, Green Chef, LifeAid, RightStart Math, StokkeJennifer L.W. Fink

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Talking to Tween & Teen Boys

March 23, 2023GuestsAndrew Tate, Better Help, consent, FITAID, Green Chef, Jonathon Reed, LifeAid, masculinity, NextGenMen, RightStart Math, Stokke, teen, tweenJennifer L.W. Fink

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Loving Someone With Suicidal Thoughts

March 9, 2023GuestsBetter Help, Green Chef, Loving Someone With Suicidal Thoughts, RightStart Math, Stacey Freedenthal, Stokke, suicidal thoughts, suicideJennifer 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 If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, you can call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for help in the United States. Call 988 or 800-273-TALK (8255). … Continue reading Loving Someone With Suicidal Thoughts →

More Wisdom from Teacher Tom

March 2, 2023GuestsBetter Help, emotional development, Green Chef, play, preschool, social skills, socialization, Stokke, Teacher TomJennifer L.W. Fink

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Parental Accommodation & ADHD

February 23, 2023GuestsADHD, ADHD Dude, Better Help, executive function, failure to launch, Green Chef, Mommy Makeup, parental accommodation cycle, Ryan Wexelblatt, StokkeJennifer L.W. Fink

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Whole Child Sports: Alternative to Toxic Youth Sports Culture

February 16, 2023Guests, sportsBeyond Winning, Kim John Payne, Luis Fernando Llosa, parenting, Scott Lancaster, sports, whole child sports, youth sportsJennifer L.W. Fink

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Lads Need Dads with Sonia Shaljean

February 9, 2023Guestsemotional intelligence, fathers, Green Chef, lads need dads, Men & Boys Coalition, Mommy Makeup, sonia shaljeanJennifer 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 Lads need dads, says Sonia Shaljean, director of the UK-based organization Lads Need Dads, one of the only projects in the country working to proactively address the impact of the … Continue reading Lads Need Dads with Sonia Shaljean →

Teen Boys’ Emotional Lives

February 2, 2023GuestsBrendan Kwiatkowski, emotional development, masculinity, Mommy Makeup, suicide, teenage boys, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

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Damon Brown Discusses Raising Boys

January 26, 2023Guestsblack boys, dads, Damon Brown, fatherhood, fathers, intimacy, multicultural, racism, screentime, sex, stay at home dadJennifer 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 Damon Brown is a journalist, author, entrepreneur, and primary caregiver for his two young sons, ages 6 and 9. But from his earliest days of parenting, people assumed he was … Continue reading Damon Brown Discusses Raising Boys →