Resources
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
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"The Anxious Generation"
By: Jonathan Haidt
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"The Connected Parent: An Expert Guide to Parenting in a Digital World"
By: John Palfrey
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How do I promote my child’s healthy use of technology?
From Child Mind Institute
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Most recent health advisory on social media use in teens
From American Psychological Association (APA)
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Parent's Ultimate Guide to Snapchat
From Common Sense Media
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Teen Social Media Inforgraphic
From Common Sense Media
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Family technology planner (by age)
From Common Sense Media
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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
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Dr. Friendtastic on Boys & Friendship
podcast with Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D
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3 Skills Every Middle School Boy Needs
by Jerome Hunter
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How Much Should Parents Push
Talking to Teens podcast
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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
Articles
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Special Issue: Inside the lives of teen boys and what it means to ‘be a man’ today
She Knows Magazine
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Unrecognized Eating Disorders in Boys and Young Men
by Amy Novotney
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Boys in Schools Fact Sheets
developed by the Task Force on Boys in Schools
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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
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3 Key Desires Found in Young Men’s Digital Tracks
by Jett Stone, Ph.D.
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The Emotional Lives of Boys and the Books They Read
by Donna Gephart
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Talking to Boys About Being a Boy
by Elissa Strauss
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What Parents of Early-Teen Boys Need to Know
by Sue Shellenbarger
- Boys Will Be the Boys We Give Them Permission to Be
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‘IDK What to Do’: Thousands of Teen Boys are Being Extorted in Sexting Scams
by Chris Moody
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What a Middle School Boy Needs Most from His Parents
by Monica Swanson
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Why Performing Helps Young Boys Shine
by Claire Clarke
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Young Male Suicide: The Epidemic No One is Talking About
by Laurie A. Couture
- Eating Disorders in Adolescent Boys and Young men: An Update
- Adolescent Depression and Suicidal Behavior
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Screen-time tips for your primary-school aged son
by Bec Cavalot
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A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’
by Douglas Belkin
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How to Be a Man
by Andrew Reiner
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The Case for the Self-Driven Child
by Gareth Cook
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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
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I Wanted My Son to Be Happy But On My Terms
by Kirsten Jones Neff
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Talking with Both Daughters and Sons about Sex
by Lisa Damour
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Boys Who Sit Still Have a Harder Time Learning to Read
by Belinda Luscombe
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Teaching Men to Be Emotionally Honest
by Andrew Reiner
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Is Anxiety in Young Boys the New Normal?
by Wendy Mogel
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Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School
by Jessica Lahey
Books
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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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