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The Center for the Study of Boys
has gathered an extensive collection of resources on understanding, educating, and parenting boys. We hope these links, organizations, and books are helpful to you.
Technology and Wellness Resources
"The Anxious Generation"
By: Jonathan Haidt
"The Connected Parent: An Expert Guide to Parenting in a Digital World"
By: John Palfrey
How do I promote my child’s healthy use of technology?
From Child Mind Institute
Most recent health advisory on social media use in teens
From American Psychological Association (APA)
Parent's Ultimate Guide to Snapchat
From Common Sense Media
Teen Social Media Inforgraphic
From Common Sense Media
Family technology planner (by age)
From Common Sense Media
Jonathan Haidt on the Rise of The Anxious Generation
Video Interview with Jonathan Haidt from Intelligence Squared
Websites
The Partnership for Male Youth
Megan de Beyer: Advice for Parenting Sons
Relational Teaching with Lower School Boys: What Works for Teachers, Boys, and Parents
The International Boys’ Schools Coalition
Understanding Boys: Exploring the joys and challenges of raising boys
National Center for the Development of Boys
The Tony Little Centre for Innovation and Research in Learning
The Crescent Centre for Boys’ Education
BuildingBoys.net
The Mask You Live In
Podcasts
Dr. Friendtastic on Boys & Friendship
podcast with Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D
3 Skills Every Middle School Boy Needs
by Jerome Hunter
How Much Should Parents Push
Talking to Teens podcast
Should Our Team Stay Home When We Leave Town
by Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
IBSC Exploring Boys’ Education Podcast
The Lies of Manhood and How to Teach Young Men Its Truths
Understanding Boys: Episode featuring Dr. Judy Chu, author of When Boys Become Boys
IBSC Brochures
Why A School For Boys?
Boys’ Schools Understand and Celebrate Boys
Articles
Special Issue: Inside the lives of teen boys and what it means to ‘be a man’ today
She Knows Magazine
Unrecognized Eating Disorders in Boys and Young Men
by Amy Novotney
Boys in Schools Fact Sheets
developed by the Task Force on Boys in Schools
Parent Education Program on Suicide Prevention
By Ray Paul, Chair of the National Board of Directors at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Developing Positive Masculinity
by
Nick Norman LICSW
3 Key Desires Found in Young Men’s Digital Tracks
by Jett Stone,
Ph.D.
The Emotional Lives of Boys and the Books They Read
by Donna Gephart
Talking to Boys About Being a Boy
by Elissa Strauss
What Parents of Early-Teen Boys Need to Know
by Sue Shellenbarger
Boys Will Be the Boys We Give Them Permission to Be
by
Robin Stern, Ph.D.
‘IDK What to Do’: Thousands of Teen Boys are Being Extorted in Sexting Scams
by Chris Moody
What a Middle School Boy Needs Most from His Parents
by Monica Swanson
Why Performing Helps Young Boys Shine
by Claire Clarke
Young Male Suicide: The Epidemic No One is Talking About
by Laurie Couture
Eating Disorders in Adolescent Boys and Young men: An Update
by
Jason M. Nagata
,
Kyle T. Ganson
, and
Stuart B. Murray
Adolescent Depression and Suicidal Behavior
by
Isabelle Brocas, Ph.D.
Screen-time tips for your primary-school aged son
by Bec Cavalot
A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’
by Douglas Belkin
How to Be a Man
by Andrew Reiner
The Case for the Self-Driven Child
by Gareth Cook
Raising Boys with a Broader Definition of Masculinity
by Julie Beck
Boys need better access to mental health care. Why aren’t they getting it?
The Three Scariest Words A Boy Can Hear
I Wanted My Son to Be Happy But On My Terms
by Kirsten Jones Neff
Talking with Both Daughters and Sons about Sex
by Lisa Damour
Boys Who Sit Still Have a Harder Time Learning to Read
by Belinda Luscombe
Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest
by Andrew Reiner
Is Anxiety in Young Boys the New Normal?
by Wendy Mogel
Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School
by Jessica Lahey
Books
Better Boys Better Men by Andrew Reiner
Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves
Cracking the Boy Code by Adam Cox
It's a Boy!: Your Son's Development From Birth Through Age 18 by Michael Thompson and Teresa Barker
Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Lives of Boys by Michael Thompson and Dan Kindlon
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives by Ned Johnson and William Stixrud
The Wonder of Boys, by Michael Gurian
When Boys Become Boys by Carol Gilligan and Judy Y. Chu
Masterminds & Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World, by Rosalind Wiseman
Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Strategies that Work -- and Why by Michael Reichert and Richard Hawley
I Can Learn from You: Boys as Relational Learners by Michael Reichert and Richard Hawley
Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys' Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys edited by Jon Scieszka
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