by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Aug 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Over the past 17 years of educating parents and their sons about sex and puberty, I’ve noticed something interesting yet unsurprising. When I ask caregivers to make a mental list of all of the topics they know they should discuss with their children and then rank them...
by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Aug 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I consult with parents who want to introduce the topic of puberty and reproduction to their 5th grade sons, they are often surprised to hear that starting these talks should be happening well before 5th grade. Recently, a short but good article from the New York...
by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
I recently finished reading Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Boys by Cara Natterson, M.D. and highly recommend it for parents of boys about to enter puberty or those who have already begun and are in the midst of it. In short, it delves...
by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you and your sons are on Instagram, it’s important to take stock of what and whom you and he follow. As data pings into your son’s brain as he checks his feed, wouldn’t it be nice to have some posts that provoke meaningful thought and inspiration? Here are a few...
by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
A recent survey conducted by FiveThirtyEight asked 1,600 men to reflect on their ideas of masculinity. Specifically, it asked men how they would like others to see them, where they learned their ideas about what it means to be a man, and how the broad and popular...
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