All posts by Janet

Preparing Boys for the World of Work

October 8, 2020Guests, UncategorizedEd Frauenheim, emotional development, emotions, masculinity, reinventing masculinity, workJanet

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One of our most important jobs as parents is preparing our boys for the world of work. The work world, though, has changed dramatically over the last few decades. “There’s been a shift from the competitive dog-eat-dog/rat race to a flatter, faster and fairness-focused world of work,” says Ed Frauenheim, co-author of Reinventing Masculinity: The … Continue reading Preparing Boys for the World of Work →

Teach Boys Money Management

October 1, 2020Guests, Uncategorizedallowance, Benny Nachman, finance, financial literacy, Jassby, money, money managementJanet

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How do you teach boys money management? 34% of American teenagers don’t have bank accounts and rely predominantly on cash, according to a 2019 Junior Achievement USA survey. In fact, 1 in 5 teens have never been into a physical bank and nearly a third of teens surveyed don’t have a bank account. Like many … Continue reading Teach Boys Money Management →

Parenting Outside the Lines with Meghan Leahy

September 24, 2020Guests, Parenting, Uncategorizedcommunication, discipline, Meaghn Leahy, parenting, Parenting Outside the Lines, screen timeJanet

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Parenting outside the lines frees us up to connect with our children in an authentic way. It allows us to skip over the “must do’s” and simply, instead, do the next right thing in any given moment. And if the “right thing” ultimately takes us a direction we don’t want to go, it gives us … Continue reading Parenting Outside the Lines with Meghan Leahy →

Boys & Grandparents

September 17, 2020Guests, Uncategorizedgrandma, grandpa, grandparents, The Grand LifeJanet

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Are your boys close to their grandparents? Not physically close — physical distance is often more a matter of necessity or practicality than choice — but emotionally close. Studies have found that close grandparent/grandchildren relationships protect against depression in both groups, and at least one study out of England found that kids who are close … Continue reading Boys & Grandparents →

It’s a Confusing Time to Be a Boy

September 10, 2020Guests, UncategorizedADHD, ADHD Dude, executive function, gender norms, media literacy, Ryan Wexelblatt, sex ed, social skills, teen, teenagersJanet

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This is a really confusing time to be a boy in the United States. That’s one of (the many!) insights Ryan Wexelblatt — aka ADHD Dude — gained while working with 14 and 15 year old boys during his ADHD Dude Summer Camp this year. In a Facebook post, he wrote: These guys see their … Continue reading It’s a Confusing Time to Be a Boy →

Help Boys Listen & Learn (Listener Q & A)

September 3, 2020Listener Q & A, UncategorizedBuilding Boys Bulletin, communication, discipline, emotions, fathers, learning, listener Q & A, parenting, school, teens, video gamesJanet

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How do we help boys listen & learn? In month whatever of the pandemic, we’re all grappling with a lot of tough questions, including what to do about school and injustice and inequality. We can’t give you any easy answers regarding schooling during the cornonavirus pandemic or the fight for equality and justice. There aren’t … Continue reading Help Boys Listen & Learn (Listener Q & A) →

Raising Boys to be Good Men

August 27, 2020Guests, Parenting, UncategorizedAaron Gouveia, consent, fathers, gender, masculinity, parenting, Raising Boys to be Good Men, single parenting, toxic mascuilnityJanet

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We all want to raise good men. But how? It’s one thing to WANT To raise good men, and another to figure out what that means on a daily basis. Exactly HOW do we raise good men? Aaron Gouveia is the author of Raising Boys to be Good Men: A Parent’s Guide to Bringing Up … Continue reading Raising Boys to be Good Men →

My Boy Can with Sassy Harvey

August 20, 2020Guests, Uncategorized#MyBoyCanDance, dance, gender, mental health, my boy can, parenting, Sassy Harvey, stereotypesJanet

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Sassy Harvey believes “my boy can.” The mother of a young son who loves dance, Barbie and princesses. Sassy started a social movement after her then 4-year-old son quit dance because he’d been told that only girls and gay people dance. Now, My Boy Can is supporting boys and their parents as they challenge gender … Continue reading My Boy Can with Sassy Harvey →

How (& Why) to Start a Boys’ Book Club

August 13, 2020Guests, Parenting, Uncategorizedbook club, books, books for boys, boy moms, emotional development, mother and son, mothers, readingJanet

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Can a book club help boys enjoy reading? Yes, says Erin O’Donnell, a mom of two boys and author of How to Start a Kids Book Club. She and a bunch of other moms started a mother/son book club when their sons were in 3rd grade, on the cusp of the transition from learning to … Continue reading How (& Why) to Start a Boys’ Book Club →

Back to School 2020

August 6, 2020School Life, Uncategorizedback to school, coronavirus, education, homeschool, learning, outdoor school, school, unschoolJanet

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Back to School 2020 will go down in the annals of history. The United States (and world) is still wrestling with the coronavirus pandemic. Schools are slated to “open” — whether virtually or literally or some combination thereof — in a few weeks. Some, in fact, have already opened. There’s so much we don’t yet … Continue reading Back to School 2020 →