You Can Thrive with Chronic Illness and Special Needs

August 5, 2021Guests, Parenting, UncategorizedADHD, illne, illness, Liza Blas, mental health, neurodiversity, sensory processing disorder, special needs, storytelling, Very Happy StoriesJennifer L.W. Fink

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Yes, you can thrive with chronic illness and special needs. In fact, you can create a Very Happy Story no matter what challenges you’re dealing with on the home front. Liza Blas, a mom of two, created the Very Happy Stories podcast and blog after realizing that her overwhelm was overwhelming her family. She also … Continue reading You Can Thrive with Chronic Illness and Special Needs →

Troubled Boys (w Kenneth R. Rosen)

July 29, 2021Guests, Parentingboarding schools, discipline, Hiya Health, Kenneth R. Rosen, learning, residential treatment programs, school, troubled, troubled boysJennifer L.W. Fink

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What do you with troubled boys? With boys who are failing school, sneaking off, and using substances? Boys who have resisted disciplinary efforts and redirection? That’s the question at the heart of Kenneth R. Rosen’s latest book, Troubled: The Failed Promise of America’s Behavioral Treatment Programs. There are no easy answers to that question but … Continue reading Troubled Boys (w Kenneth R. Rosen) →

How to NOT Raise an A-Hole

July 22, 2021Guests, Parentinganti-racism, baby sideburns, bullying, creativity, Don't Let Your Kids Grow Up to be A-Holes, gender, Karen Alpert, parenting, racismJennifer L.W. Fink

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When we become parents, someone really should hand us a book that details, exactly, how to NOT raise an a-hole. Karen Alpert (of the blog Baby Sideburns), a mom of two and author of Mamas, Don’t Let Your Kids Grow Up to be A-Holes: Unfiltered Advice on How to Raise Awesome Kids, recognizes that parents … Continue reading How to NOT Raise an A-Hole →

Dr. Michele Borba Knows How to Help Boys Thrive

July 15, 2021Guests, Parentingdepression, Dr. Michele Borba, mental health, parenting, resilience, suicide, ThriversJennifer L.W. Fink

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Dr. Michele Borba knows how to help boys thrive. She’s a “boy mom” — a mother of 3 grown sons, educational psychologist, and the author of Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine. Many boys are stressed but don’t tell their parents because “they don’t want to hurt us,” Dr. Borba … Continue reading Dr. Michele Borba Knows How to Help Boys Thrive →

The First-Time Mom’s Guide to Raising Boys

July 8, 2021ParentingJennifer L.W. Fink, mental health, parenting, The First-Time Mom's Guide to Raising Boys, tweensJennifer L.W. Fink

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Ever wished you had a guide to raising boys? A manual you can consult when your tween son confuses and frustrates you? Now, one exists — and it’s Jen’s first book! The First-Time Mom’s Guide to Raising Boys: A Practical Guide to Your Son’s Formative Years, by Jennifer L.W. Fink, was released on July 6, … Continue reading The First-Time Mom’s Guide to Raising Boys →

Constant Chaos Parenting with ADHD

July 1, 2021GuestsADHD, learning differences, neurodiversity, video gamesJennifer L.W. Fink

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Parenting a child with ADHD or neurodivergence can be challenging. Especially if you’re also neurodivergent. “When my youngest son was about 3 weeks old, he started crying and it really never stopped,” says Rachel Blatt, co-host of the podcast Constant Chaos. At first, they thought it was colic, but visits to multiple gastrointestinal specialists didn’t … Continue reading Constant Chaos Parenting with ADHD →

How to Raise a Feminist Son with Sonora Jha

June 24, 2021Guests, Parentingfeminism, gender, gender norms, How to Raise a Feminist Son, media literacy, reading, single mom, single parenting, social media, Sonora Jha, teenage boysJennifer L.W. Fink

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You may wonder, how do you raise a feminist son? Or you might be wondering, WHY would you raise a feminist son? What if we phrased it this way: How do you raise boys who respect and value all humans? “The word feminist, all over the world, has taken on so many definitions and meanings,” … Continue reading How to Raise a Feminist Son with Sonora Jha →

Highly Sensitive Boys with William Allen

June 17, 2021Emotional Development, Guestsemotional intelligence, highly sensitive, highly sensitive boy, HSP, William AllenJennifer L.W. Fink

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Do you have a highly sensitive boy? Perhaps your son has been called “too sensitive” or “too emotional.” Maybe he is easily overwhelmed, especially when he’s surrounded by a lot of sensory stimuli. Approximately 10% of all males are thought to be highly sensitive — and often, others imply that they aren’t “man enough.” In … Continue reading Highly Sensitive Boys with William Allen →

Teacher Tom Talks About Boys, Emotions & Play

June 10, 2021Guests, Playbickering, emotional development, emotions, loose parts play, play, preschool, roughhousing, Teacher Tom, yes spaceJanet

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Like us, Teacher Tom is concerned about how we raise our boys. “In our culture, we have a society where men are lonely, men have higher suicide rates and men are more prone to violence, and sexual abuse. And I don’t think that’s in the nature of men. I think it’s somehow in the nature … Continue reading Teacher Tom Talks About Boys, Emotions & Play →

Why Feminist Tosha Schore Became an Advocate for Boys

June 3, 2021Guests, Uncategorizedaggression, emotional development, fathers, feminism, gender, gender norms, parenting, stereotypesJanet

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Having sons forced Tosha Schore to reevaluate everything she knew about boys. Schore, the daughter of a single mom, grew up stepped in the women’s movement. As a child, she attended marches and rallies for women’s rights and, in college, she majored in Women’s Studies. She was pregnant with her first child and sidelined with … Continue reading Why Feminist Tosha Schore Became an Advocate for Boys →