281: ENCORE: Talk to Your Boys: Raising Confident, Caring Young Men

If your son is shutting down, pulling away, or turning to the internet to answer questions you wish he'd brought your way, this episode is for you.

Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena Ninan revisit their conversation with Joanna Schroeder and Christopher Pepper, co-authors of the book “Talk to Your Boys,” to cut through the noise about boys, masculinity, and what's actually happening inside the minds of tween and teen sons.. 

Joanna brings her background in gender studies and years as Executive Editor of The Good Men Project. Christopher has spent his career as an award-winning health educator teaching thousands of students about emotions, relationships, and healthy masculinity. Together, they share what years of research and real conversations with boys have taught them — and their findings might surprise you.

💡 YOU'LL LEARN:

- Why boys suppress their emotions to fit in, and how that loneliness and disconnection quietly builds over time

- The specific strategies that actually get boys to open up — from the questions that really work to the power of doing things side by side

- Why boys are uniquely vulnerable to toxic online influences, and how to build the media literacy skills they need

- What boys are really looking for from the adults in their lives, and why connection, purpose, and feeling needed matter more than you might think

- Why validation works even when boys seem resistant or dismissive

Boys may not always act like they’re listening, but they’re taking in more than we think.

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