Category Archives: Parenting

Meagan Francis of The Mom Hour: Parenting in the Digital Age

January 9, 2020Guests, Parenting, Uncategorized#momofboys, boy moms, Meagan Francis, parenting, screen time, social media, surfboard kid, teens, The Mom Hour, tweens, viral photoJanet

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Meagan Francis has been writing, blogging and podcasting about parenting for the better part of 20 years. You might not know her name, but odds are good you’ve seen a photo of her: That’s Meagan, in the hot pink dress. And that’s one of her (four) boys under her arm. (Meagan also has a daughter.) … Continue reading Meagan Francis of The Mom Hour: Parenting in the Digital Age →

Best of 2019

December 26, 2019Parenting, Uncategorized#MyBoyCan, #MyBoyCanDance, boy code, Breaking the Boy Code, Bryan Post, Charlie Capen, esports, fathers, Katy Rank Lev, Meagan Francis, mental health, Michael C. Reichert, Middle School Matters, Phyllis Fagell, racial disparities, Raising Boys, Sassy Harvey, Steve Biddulph, suicide, The Mom Hour, vapingJanet

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340%. The ON BOYS audience grew by 340% this year. We now have listeners in more than 110 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, the UK, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Botswana and Bolivia — which means that our message of support for boys is resonating and empowering parents worldwide. This year, we hosted … Continue reading Best of 2019 →

Personal Hygiene for Tween & Teen Boys

December 12, 2019Parentinghygiene, personal hygiene, teen, teens, tween, tweensJanet

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We initially ran this episode in July 2018. But we’ve gained a lot of followers since then and tween & teen boys have not suddenly gotten better at personal hygiene in the interim. If you’re sick of fighting with your boy about hygiene, this episode is a must-listen. Have a boy who hates to shower? … Continue reading Personal Hygiene for Tween & Teen Boys →

How to Teach Boys Gratitude

November 28, 2019Parentingentitlement, gratitude, thankful, Thanksgiving, volunteeringJanet

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How do you teach boys gratitude? So many parents today are frustrated by their boys’ apparent lack of gratitude. All too often, our boys come off as ungrateful, entitled jerks — and it bugs the bejeezus out of us! We’re embarrassed, we’re annoyed and we secretly feel like failures, because surely good parents would raise … Continue reading How to Teach Boys Gratitude →

Parenting on Purpose with Dr. Vanessa LaPointe

November 14, 2019Guests, Parentingbiting, co-parenting, discipline, Discipline Without Damage, divorce, Dr. Vanessa, Dr. Vanessa Lapointe, parenting, separation anxiety, vanessa lapointeJanet

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“You will be brought to your knees in the act of parenting.” — Dr. Vanessa Lapointe Parenting boys is not an easy gig! So often, we are confronted with situations that we simply don’t know how to handle. What does one do when your two-year-old insists on pooping in the corner? How should you respond … Continue reading Parenting on Purpose with Dr. Vanessa LaPointe →

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 →

How Shame Harms Boys

October 24, 2019Emotional Development, Parentingdiscipline, parenting, school, shameJanet

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What do you do if a teacher shames your son in front of the class? For many parents, this is not an abstract question. Teachers, coaches, bus drivers and yes, even parents still use shame to shape kids’ behavior. Adults yell at children in front of their peers, berate them for a lack of effort, … Continue reading How Shame Harms Boys →

Steve Biddulph on Raising Boys

October 10, 2019Guests, Parentingdiscipline, emotional development, fatherhood, fathers, male development, masculinity, parenting, porn, pornography, Raising Boys, school, Steve BiddulphJanet

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Australian author and psychologist Steve Biddulph was one of the first to highlight the unique needs of boys. In the mid-1990s, “Steve went out on a limb to stand up for boys and men in a time when, culturally, the focus was really on girls and women,” Janet says. His books, including The Secrets of … Continue reading Steve Biddulph on Raising Boys →

Parenting Tween & Teenage Boys

October 3, 2019Guests, Parentingparenting, Stephanie Silverman, Sue Borison, teen, teens, tween, tweens, Your Teen, Your Teen with Sue & StephJanet

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Are all teenage boys jerks? That’s the question we tackle in this episode, albeit with some more colorful language. (Heads up: If you’re opposed to the word “asshole,” you might want to skip this episode. If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “When did my kid become such an asshole?!?” you’re definitely going to want to … Continue reading Parenting Tween & Teenage Boys →

Teaching Boys Respect

September 19, 2019Parenting, Uncategorizeddiscipline, emotional development, parenting, respect, toxic masculinityJanet

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What is respect? We tell our boys all the time to “show some respect!” and to “respect your teachers,” and worry about whether or not our boys know how to respect girls and women. But what does that mean? Defining respect, we’ve learned, is trickier than it seems at first glance, and if you and … Continue reading Teaching Boys Respect →