How To Raise Confident, Caring Boys
Three interviews explore how to stay close to the boys in your life
Hi Readers! The big news from me and Joanna Schroeder is that our book Talk To Your Boys is out today. Get your copy at your favorite local bookstore, or order it from B&N, Bookshop.org, Amazon, Libro, or Audible.
If you’re in San Francisco on Wednesday, Sept. 10th, please come to Book Passage in the Ferry Building, where Joanna and I will be in conversation with the wonderful Ashanti Branch. Here’s all the details.
In today’s newsletter, I’m sharing three recent interview we’ve done about how to stay close to the boys in your life and help shape them into caring, thoughtful adults.
— Christopher
This Is So Awkward: What Happens When Boys Open UP?
The world (wrongly) assumes that teenage boys want to be left behind their closed bedroom doors until emerging years later. In fact, tween and teen boys want connection, meaning, and care; they might just show it in different ways. We welcome the authors of Talk to Your Boys, Christopher Pepper and Joanna Schroeder onto the podcast to share research and strategies for connecting to boys during these formative years. Prefer audio only: Apple / Spotify
To Be A Boy: From Grunts To Growth, Talking Boys With Christopher Pepper
Health educator and author Christopher Pepper joins Joeli and Elliott to talk puberty, masculinity, gaming, anger, love, and what to do when your son might be Googling “how to get bigger muscles.” From emotional literacy to ethical decision-making, this episode is packed with practical advice, heartfelt stories, and laughs for anyone raising boys in today’s world. Prefer audio only? Prefer audio only: Apple / Spotify
Getting Open With Andrea Miller: Parents Who Do These 11 Things Keep Their Sons Close, Even Long After They Grow Up
In this episode of Getting Open, Andrea Miller talks with Joanna Schroeder — writer, media critic, gender scholar, and author of Talk to Your Boys. They explore how media shapes masculinity, why teaching empathy and resilience matters, and how open conversations can help raise confident, caring young men. Prefer audio only: Apple / Spotify
Note: This podcast is accompanied by a whole article from YourTango about raising boys to become the men who make a better world.
Enjoy this photo of my parents in Wisconsin getting copies of Talk To Your Boys in the mail!
Recent Teen Health Today Highlights:
TikTok Videos About The Pill Prompt Alarm
Some doctors worry about social media's messages about birth control. PLUS: Why American kids are less likely to make it to adulthood than peers in other countries
What Makes A "Good Dad" Today?
A new video series explores the joys and pressures of modern fatherhood
13-Year-Old: ‘Everything I Learned About Suicide, I Learned On Instagram.’
Is social media encouraging teens to take their own lives? PLUS: How the U.S. government is trying to access trans teens' private medical data.
What It Means to Be a Man Today
One man explores what it takes to live beyond his past experiences and actively create the life he wants to lead
And AI Companions - What You Need To Know
A new report says nearly three in four teens have used AI companions. Should you be worried?
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So so so important. In general, the whole new sex education for teens needed both at school and at home! Thank you for writing the book!