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Charlie Capen on Fatherhood and Raising Boys

October 31, 2019Guests, ParentingCharlie Capen, fatherhood, fathers, GISH, How to Be a Dad, masculinity, parenting, stereotypesJanet

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Humor, says Charlie Capen, is one of the most important tools in parenting. But this actor/musician/writer/dad-of-two-boys isn’t afraid to get serious either. Capen is one of the founders of HowToBeADad.com, which he freely admits uses humor as a way to get guys to talk and think about parenting. A generation ago, there were few — … Continue reading Charlie Capen on Fatherhood and Raising Boys →

“My Boy Can” Parenting

August 22, 2019Guests#MyBoyCan, #MyBoyCanDance, ballet, dance, Danseur, gender, masculinity, parenting, Sassy Harvey, stereotypesJanet

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At age 4, Sassy Harvey’s son was told that if he dances, he must be a girl. Or gay. Not surprisingly, he quit dance class soon after that. It’s 2019. Girls, we know can become astronauts and scientists and ministers and presidents. But boys who dance are STILL routinely perceived as gay and effeminate. In … Continue reading “My Boy Can” Parenting →

Breaking the Boy Code

June 13, 2019Emotional Development, GuestsBreaking the Boy Code, emotional development, hazing, Jonathon Reed, masculinity, parenting, stereotypes, The Boy CodeJanet

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The Boy Code. The Man Box. Whatever you want to call it, our boys are constrained by a largely unspoken set of expectations that exert pressure on them to behave and act in certain ways. Jonathon Reed helps boys — and others — understand and question these expectations. His podcast, Breaking the Boy Code, features … Continue reading Breaking the Boy Code →

Helping Boys Deal with Negative Stereotypes

May 2, 2019Parenting, Uncategorizedimplicit bias, parenting, school, stereotypesJanet

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Boys are subject to negative stereotypes too. If you’ve been parenting boys for awhile, that fact probably isn’t news to you. You’ve probably heard your son complain about teachers who treat boys differently than girls. Maybe you’ve seen the way other moms watch your son — and you — at the park, as if they … Continue reading Helping Boys Deal with Negative Stereotypes →