Tag Archives: teens

Navigating Youth Mental Health in the Digital Age

November 21, 2024GuestsBoys are Great, Hello Fresh, IXL, Katey McPherson, school shootings, social media, suicide, suicide prevention, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

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What’s the Goal of Youth Sports?

September 5, 2024Guests, sportsArmoire, Artifact Uprising, Avoila, ByHeart, IXL, Jean Linscott, Kenneth Ruoff, Lumen, sports, teens, travel tournaments, youth sportsJennifer L.W. Fink

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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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Dr. Lisa Damour: Connecting with Teens

July 18, 2024Emotional Development, Guestsconnection, Dabble & Dollop, Lisa Damour, Lumen, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle Dr. Lisa Damour says that adults should consider the barriers boys face when it comes to emotional connection and expression. “Gender is such a huge force in how emotion is … Continue reading Dr. Lisa Damour: Connecting with Teens →

Brendan Kwiatkowski: Connecting w Teen Boys

July 11, 2024ParentingBrendan Kwiatkowski, connection, Dabble & Dollop, emotions, Lumen, teenage boys, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

.redcircle-link:link { color: #ea404d; text-decoration: none; } .redcircle-link:hover { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:active { color: #ea404d; } .redcircle-link:visited { color: #ea404d; } Powered by RedCircle Brendan Kwiatkowski knows that connecting with teenage boys requires understanding, patience, and a willingness to create a safe emotional space. Kwiatkowski, PhD, a renowned researcher specializing in boys’ emotions, experiences, … Continue reading Brendan Kwiatkowski: Connecting w Teen Boys →

Listener Q & A: Getting Curious & Motivating Boys

March 7, 2024Listener Q & AArmoire, Dabble & Dollop, Home Threads, listener Q & A, motivation, perfectionism, Q & A, teenage boys, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

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Modern Male Puberty is Awkward

January 25, 2024Guests, Healthadolescence, Cara Natterson, Dr. Cara Natterson, emotional development, guy stuff, Home Threads, puberty, teenage boys, teens, testosterone, This is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained, tween, Vanessa Kroll BennettJennifer L.W. Fink

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Christopher Pepper Discusses Health Education and Boys

November 23, 2023Guests, HealthBabyQuip, Better Help, Christopher Pepper, health, sex, sex ed, teenage boys, teens, vapingJennifer L.W. Fink

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Listener Q & A: Punishment, Teenage Boys, & Letting Go

November 16, 2023Listener Q & ABabyQuip, BetterHelp, discipline, listener Q & A, perimenopause, punishment, Q & A, roughhousing, school, screens, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

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Supporting LGBTQ+ Kids

October 26, 2023GuestsBabyQuip, Better Help, gender, gender identity, Jo Langford, LBGTQ, marijuana, teensJennifer L.W. Fink

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