In this episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast, I interview Ruth Whippman about her book BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity. We discuss the humanity lacking in traditional models of masculinity and the type of sensitive and connection-based parenting that is desperately needed for boys.
We talk about:
4:00 Systems of power and oppression
4:35 How the same systems that harm women and girls, also harm men and boys
6:00 How we see boys as mad, not sad
7:13 Neuroscience research on the sensitivity of boys’ brains
12:45 Why stats on boys’ mental health struggles are not accurate
13:55 Why adolescent boys are in a mental health crisis
28:34 How screens are displacing socializing in person for boys
36:00 Incel (involuntarily celibate) movement
43:00 Buddy vs. Sweetheart
Download the episode transcript HERE
Resources mentioned in this episode:
BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity by Ruth Whippman https://amzn.to/4c6W60C
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