Listener Q & A: Playdates, School, Support, & Messes!

April 7, 2022Listener Q & Adivorce, emotional development, homework, listener Q & A, middle school, parenting, roughhousing, schoolJennifer L.W. Fink

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Raising boys brings up all kinds of questions! Kristen asks: Is it normal for a 9-10 year old boy to get into physical altercations with friends at every play date? Juliann asks for help figuring out how to best support a son who is “generally non-ambitious” when he finally identifies and pursues an ambition. She … Continue reading Listener Q & A: Playdates, School, Support, & Messes! →

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 →

Global Initiative for Boys and Men

March 24, 2022Guestsdivorce, Global Initiative for Boys & Men, In His Words, Sean Kullman, shared parenting, status of boys and men, The Boy Crisis, White House Council on Boys and MenJennifer L.W. Fink

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The Global Initiative for Boys & Men (GIBM) focuses on research and advocacy to support boys and men, according to Sean Kullman, the group’s president. GIBM has established a BAM index, a Boys and Men Well-Being Index, an open-source resource packed with information and statistics the reflect the well-being of boys and men. The BAM … Continue reading Global Initiative for Boys and Men →

How Microschools and Black Moms May End the School to Prison Pipeline

March 17, 2022Guests, School LifeBlack Mother's Forum, education, homeschool, microschools, racism, school, school to prison pipelineJennifer L.W. Fink

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When they realized that schools wouldn’t change quickly enough to meet their kids’ needs, members of the Black Mothers Forum opened microschools, with an eye toward ending the school to prison pipeline. Existing school leaders and educators “really did not understand how to create a safe and supportive learning environment for our Black children,” say … Continue reading How Microschools and Black Moms May End the School to Prison Pipeline →

Four Years of ON BOYS

March 10, 2022anniversaryanniversary, education, grandchild reveal, learning, schoolJennifer L.W. Fink

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Four years of ON BOYS podcast! 214 episodes, more than 900,000 downloads, and countless deep, moving moments. We’ve talked about vaping, sex, boys & body image, consent, connection, and misconceptions about boys. We wrestle with gender stereotypes, education, and the real-life struggles of living with boys. Janet and Jen collectively devote up to 10 hours … Continue reading Four Years of ON BOYS →

Raising LGBTQ Allies

March 3, 2022GuestsChris Tompkins, LGBTQ, NextGenMen, Raising LGBTQ Allies, sex, sex edJennifer L.W. Fink

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How do we raise LBGTQ allies? We know boys are (still) subject to a lot of homophobia and transphobia. Our culture is full of messages that tell boys it’s best to be straight and stereotypically masculine. And though many of us think we’re raising our boys to tolerant, inclusive, and accepting, they may be getting … Continue reading Raising LGBTQ Allies →

Myths & Misconceptions About Boys

February 24, 2022Guests, Parentingbrothers, gender stereotypes, Jessica Fleming, Jessica Wozinsky Fleming, misconceptions about boys, myths about boys, potty training, roughhousing, To Raise a BoyJennifer L.W. Fink

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How many of these myths & misconceptions about boys have you heard? How many do you believe? “Boys are easier than girls.” “Boys are less emotional than girls.” “Boys leave their families when they grow up.” “With boys, you don’t have to fight over clothing choices.” “There’s less to worry about with a son than … Continue reading Myths & Misconceptions About Boys →

Empowering Boys w Laurie A. Couture

February 17, 2022Guestsattachment cycle, boy crisis, empowering boys, homeschool, Laurie A. Couture, mental health, NextGenMen, Nurturing & Empowering Our Sons, Sambucol, school, sexual abuse, The Boys Initiative, traumaJennifer L.W. Fink

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Empowering boys is one powerful way to address the boy crisis. Some people — often, people who don’t have or work with boys — wonder why boys need to be empowered. After all, they say, men still control most businesses and countries. But boys struggle in the classroom and in our communities. “Dangerous double standards” … Continue reading Empowering Boys w Laurie A. Couture →

Brain-Body Parenting with Dr. Mona Delahooke

February 10, 2022Guests, Parentingbeyond behaviors, Brain-Body Parenting, co-regulation, discipline, Dr. Mona Delahooke, SambucolJennifer L.W. Fink

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Brain-body parenting can help you raise joyful, resilient boys, says Dr. Mona Delahooke. Boys’ behavior offers clues as to what’s going on inside the child — and deciphering what’s happening internally can help us tailor our response to the unique human individual before us. It’s time to “move from focusing on behaviors to focusing on … Continue reading Brain-Body Parenting with Dr. Mona Delahooke →

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 →