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Listener Q & A: Supporting Sibling Relationships, Finding Common Ground & More

January 19, 2023Listener Q & Aanger, dads, emotional development, Green Chef, listener Q & A, mentors, Mommy Makeup, sibling rivalry, siblings, teenage boys, tween, video gamesJennifer L.W. Fink

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Raising Next Gen Men

December 16, 2021Guests, Uncategorizedanger, Breaking the Boy Code, consent, gender, masculinity, metoo, NextGenMen, shameJennifer L.W. Fink

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How do we raise next gen men — men who can thrive in the 21st century? “When you’re on a playground, you can’t yell, ‘Hey, Tommy, cut that hegemonic masculinity out!’” says Jake Stika, co-founder of Next Gen Men, a Canadian organization dedicated to changing how the world sees, acts and thinks about masculinity. Parents, … Continue reading Raising Next Gen Men →

Listener Q & A – Parenting Teen Boys

October 15, 2020Listener Q & A, Uncategorizedanger, discipline, listener Q & A, school, teenagers, teensJanet

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Parenting teen boys is not easy. They’re bigger than us. Stronger than us. They speak in a language we don’t necessarily understand — if they choose to speak at all. Their focus is turning outward, just as we parents realize how little time we have left to teach them all the things they need to … Continue reading Listener Q & A – Parenting Teen Boys →

Wilderness Therapy w Paul Cumbo

July 9, 2020Guests, Uncategorizedanger, books for boys, emotional development, emotions, Inst, Paul Cumbo, reading, teens, Wilderness TherapyJanet

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He couldn’t sleep. Mike’s face stung from the gash and the stitches and a pulsing ache radiated from the back of his skull. His knuckles were shredded, and his arm throbbed under the thick bandages. Whether he closed or opened his eyes — even his EYES hurt — the images were there. Like grainy documentary … Continue reading Wilderness Therapy w Paul Cumbo →

COVID-19 Listener Q and A

April 16, 2020Listener Q & A, Uncategorizedanger, college, coronavirus, COVID-19, listener Q & A, mental health, online school, parenting, school, teens, vapingJanet

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COVID-19 (the disease caused by the novel coronavirus) has changed everything. Our daily lives now look nothing like we imagined at the beginning of the year. We’re hunkered down in our homes, and wondering how to get toilet paper and flour — basics we once took for granted. Some of us are working from home … Continue reading COVID-19 Listener Q and A →

Rosalind Wiseman on How to Talk with Boys

March 7, 2019Emotional Development, Guestsand the New Rules of Boy World, anger, Cultures of Dignity, emotional development, Girlfriends, Locker-Room Tests, Masterminds & Wingment, Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Masterminds and Wingment, parenting, Rosalind Wiseman, school, teens, tweensJanet

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Rosalind Wiseman’s work is based on the belief that young people’s experiences are important, but often discounted. Adults, she says, frequently give young people advice without listening to them first. Boys often tune out adult’s well-meaning messages because we fail to recognize that they are the subject matter experts of their own lives. However, if … Continue reading Rosalind Wiseman on How to Talk with Boys →

141: Best of 2018

December 27, 2018Uncategorizedanger, anxiety, depression, emotional development, homework, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, learning, Maggie Dent, mental health, parenting, sex, sex ed, sex education, sibling rivalry, siblings, The Good News About Bad Behavior, Warren FarrellJennifer L.W. Fink

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As 2018 draws to a close, we reflect back on our first year. This podcast launched on March 12, 2018. Since then, we’ve recorded 40+ episodes, on everything from tween boy hygiene to how to talk to boys about sex, consent and masculinity in the #MeToo era. We hosted 11 guests, including Warren Farrell (author … Continue reading 141: Best of 2018 →

104: Anger and Boys

March 29, 2018Emotional Developmentanger, emotional developmentJennifer L.W. Fink

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“By age 9, the default emotion for most boys is anger.” — Michael Gurian It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless in the face of a boy’s anger, whether you’ve got a toddler throwing a temper tantrum or a teenager on a rampage. But learning to respond to boys’ anger with love and patience is … Continue reading 104: Anger and Boys →