Tag Archives: ByHeart

Jonathon Reed: To Connect with Boys, Listen

July 25, 2024GuestsByHeart, Dabble & Dollop, Jonathon Reed, masculinity, NextGenMen, teens, tweensJennifer L.W. Fink

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BoyMom Ruth Whippman on Reimagining Boyhood

May 30, 2024GuestsArmoire, boy crisis, boyhood, BoyMom, ByHeart, Dabble & Dollop, gender, gender stere, masculinity, Ruth Whippman, schoolJennifer L.W. Fink

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Connecting With Boys & Answering Your Questions

May 23, 2024Listener Q & AArmoire, ByHeart, Dabble & Dollop, schoolJennifer L.W. Fink

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Opioids & Narcan: What You Need to Know

May 16, 2024Guests, Healthaddiction, Armoire, ByHeart, Dabble & Dollop, drugs, EZ Melts, Julia Pinsky, Max's Mission, narcan, opiods, overdose, teenagers, WinonaJennifer L.W. Fink

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Do Schools Create “Problem Boys?”

May 9, 2024School LifeArmoire, ByHeart, education, EZ Melts, learning, My Life in a Book, school, WinonaJennifer L.W. Fink

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FBI: Sextortion Targets Boys

May 2, 2024GuestsByHeart, EZ Melts, FBI, My Life in a Book, sextortion, suicide, suicide prevention, teenage boysJennifer L.W. Fink

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Protein, Creatine, & Performance Enhancing Drugs

April 25, 2024UncategorizedArmoire, ByHeart, creatine, Factor, Kyle Ganson, muscle dysmorphia, My Life, performance enhancing drugs, protein, sports, WinonaJennifer L.W. Fink

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Advocating for Boys

April 18, 2024GuestsArmoire, Blair Daly, ByHeart, Factor, father absence, gender equality, gender equity, My Life in a Book, rites of passage, suicide, violence, Washington Initiative for Boys and Men, WIBMJennifer L.W. Fink

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Gifted & Twice-Exceptional (2E) Boys

April 11, 2024School Life2E, Armoire, ByHeart, Deborah Gennarelli, education, Factor, gifted, Home Threads, learning, My Life in a Book, neurodiversity, school, twice exceptionalJennifer L.W. Fink

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Set Boys Up for School Success

January 11, 2024Guests, School LifeByHeart, elementary school, Home Threads, homework, learning, middle school, reading, school, Todd Feltman, writingJennifer L.W. Fink

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