ON BOYS Podcast
Latest Episodes
Parenting Teenage Boys with Lee Bare
Parenting teenage boys is a challenge. And an opportunity.
Dads Matter (w Marion Hill)
Dads matter.Men matter.To become their best, boys need involved dads and male teachers, coaches, & mentors.But when Marion Hill began working in early childhood education in Phoenix, he noticed there werent a lot of fathers around, he says. Reco
Building Boys’ Reading and Literacy Skills
Reading and literacy are important life skills and key to a boy's school success.
Coffee with Jen & Janet
What does Janet's 8-month-old grandson have in common with a bunch of guys throwing darts at each other in a dark basement?
Listener Q & A: Boy Communication, Socialization, & Girl Power
Why do boys....do what they do?!
Parenting, Privilege, & Building a Just World
We want to build boys -- AND a just world. - It's easy to be overwhelmed by seemingly insurmountable challenges, and tempting to not take action on big societal issues like inequity because, well, wha
Holding the Calm with Hesha Abrams
Holding the calm is an essential skill for resolving conflict and diffusing tension.
Parenting Through Health Challenges
Parenting inevitably includes health challenges. - Kids get sick. Parents get sick. And injuries and accidents happen more often than we'd like. Learning how to manage a medical diagnosis -- and navig
Gender Equality, Boys and Men
Doing more for boys and men does not require an abandonment of the ideal of gender equality. In fact, it is a natural extension of that. -- Richard V. Reeves - Those words are from a new book Of Boys
Step in or Step Back?
Independence is good for kids. - Helicopter parenting is bad for kids. - But figuring out when to step in or step back...well, that's a challenge! - When another boy punched her 11 year old son in th