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Supporting Black Boys’ Mental Health (w Chandra White-Cummings)

January 23, 2020GuestsAfrican-American, mental health, racial disparities, racism, slavery, stereotypes, suicide, traumaJennifer L.W. Fink

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Suicide rates among black boys ages 13-19 rose 60% from 2001 to 2017. And for children ages 5-12, black males are committing suicide at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group. Significant numbers of black boys are ending their lives before puberty. This is not OK. “There is a lot of discussion going on … Continue reading Supporting Black Boys’ Mental Health (w Chandra White-Cummings) →

Middle School Matters with Phyllis Fagell

December 5, 2019Guests, Uncategorizedbody image, consent, gender, Help, male development, man box, masculinity, middle school, Middle School Matters, Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School & Beyond and How Parents Can Help, Phyllis Fagell, stereotypes, Stryke Club, tween, tweens, vapingJanet

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“Middle school,” Phyillis Fagell says, “is a stew of simmering hormones, shifting relationships and increased expectations.” It’s also a time of massive confusion and overwhelm — for middle school boys and their parents. Phyllis Fagell is a school counselor and the author of Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle … Continue reading Middle School Matters with Phyllis Fagell →

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 →