Category Archives: Health

Keeping Boys Safe

March 16, 2023Health, Parentingaccidents, Better Help, David Schwebel, Green Chef, injury, RightStart Math, safety, Stokke, TAMS MethodJennifer L.W. Fink

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Parenting Through Health Challenges

September 29, 2022Guests, Healthaccidents, chronic illness, health, illness, Jen Singer, Just Diagnosed Guides, sickJennifer L.W. Fink

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Parenting inevitably includes health challenges. Kids get sick. Parents get sick. And injuries and accidents happen more often than we’d like. Learning how to manage a medical diagnosis — and navigate the health system — is a crucial parenting skill. “Boy mom” and COVID, cancer and heart failure survivor Jen Singer has more medical system … Continue reading Parenting Through Health Challenges →

You-ology: Puberty for Every Body

June 30, 2022Guests, Healthadolescence, Dr. Trish Hutchison, guyology, puberty, teen, You-ologyJennifer L.W. Fink

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Puberty happens to every body – and boys need to know how puberty affects bodies and brains. You-ology: A Puberty Guide for EVERY Body, by Dr. Trish Hutchison, Dr. Kathryn Lowe, & Dr. Melissa Homes, addresses puberty in a holistic, inclusive manner. That’s important because “all kids need this information,” Dr. Hutchison says. “All kids … Continue reading You-ology: Puberty for Every Body →

Teens and Sleep with Lisa Lewis

May 26, 2022Guests, Healthhealth, homework, Lisa L Lewis, mental health, school, sleep, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

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Sleep is as important to our teens as our toddlers. But ensuring a teenage boy gets the sleep he needs is even more difficult than convincing a toddler to nap that day after you move him from the crib to a toddler bed. Teen boys are even more strong-willed than toddlers — and most are … Continue reading Teens and Sleep with Lisa Lewis →

Helping Boys Develop Healthy Body Image

March 31, 2022Guests, HealthBeing You: Body Image for Boys, bigorexia, body dysmorphia, body image, Charlotte Markey, eating disorders, Ed Frauenheim, steroids, supplementsJennifer L.W. Fink

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How can we help boys develop healthy body image? That’s not a question parents of boys asked in previous generations. Girls, parents thought, were the ones at risk for body dissatisfaction, given the constant onslaught of heavily stylized (and often Photoshopped) images of impossibly perfect and thin women featured in magazines, movies, and TV shows. … Continue reading Helping Boys Develop Healthy Body Image →

Picky Eaters, Family Meals, & Nutrition

February 3, 2022Guests, HealthARFID, Division of Responsibility in Feeding, eating disorders, family meals, food, nutrition, picky eater, picky eating, problem feeding, Rebecca ToutantJennifer L.W. Fink

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Picky eaters… are incredibly common. Nearly all kids go through food jags. ALL humans have food preferences. Navigating all of this around the dinner table, though, can feel frustrating and overwhelming. Even for experts. “I felt confident going into parenting!” says Rebecca Toutant, a registered dietician who began her career helping children with autism and … Continue reading Picky Eaters, Family Meals, & Nutrition →

Keeping Boys Safe from Respiratory Viruses

November 25, 2021Guests, Healthcolds, common cold, COVID-19, flu, health, illness, influenza, LCP Medical, masks, respiratory viruses, RSVJennifer L.W. Fink

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Did you know that boys may be more susceptible to respiratory viruses than girls? Society tells us that boys are strong and tough, but the truth is that males are biologically fragile — from before birth all the way through to death. Male fetuses are more likely to be miscarried than female fetuses, especially during … Continue reading Keeping Boys Safe from Respiratory Viruses →

Boys Get Eating Disorders Too

May 6, 2021Guests, HealthADHD, anorexia, bigorexia, body image, bulimia, diet culture, eating disorders, health, intuitive eating, Oona Hanson, supplementsJanet

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Males represent 25-40% of individuals with eating disorders. That’s not something people tell us when our boys are babies, and it’s not something most pediatricians mention at well-child checks — despite the fact that males are at a higher risk of dying from an eating disorder than females. “We have this notion that only a … Continue reading Boys Get Eating Disorders Too →

Addiction Inoculation with Jessica Lahey

April 29, 2021Guests, HealthACES, addiction, Addiction Inoculation, adverse childhood experiences, alcoholism, Jessica Leahy, substance abuse, substance useJennifer L.W. Fink

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Can you prevent addiction? Or alcoholism? After all, no one dreams of taking their son to rehab. Or arguing with him, repeatedly, about his use of pot, alcohol or meth. When our babies are little, we tell ourselves that if we do everything right, our sons can avoid alcoholism and addiction. But that’s simply not true. … Continue reading Addiction Inoculation with Jessica Lahey →