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Boys Episodes

March 25, 2025

135: Adolescence: Help for parents with the core themes. How to discuss and connect with our kids

Send us a text The mini-series, Adolescence, is a global hit, topping Netflix charts in 71 countries and amassing 24.3 million views in its first four days. It's sparked a global conversation about parenting, masculinity, and...

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Dec. 17, 2024

121: Suicide: How to talk about it with teens, and offer proper support.

Send us a text In a recent column in The Times, Caitlin Moran wrote about how five young men in her social circle have taken their lives in the past 18 months. She's not alone. My daughter has experienced this, as has Benedic...

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Nov. 19, 2024

117: Friendships, frenemies and banter. What to expect and why.

Send us a text Friendships, and fitting, in are everything to teenagers. You could argue that understanding the dynamics, and supporting our kids through the turmoil of the teen years, is one of the best things we parents can...

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Nov. 5, 2024

115: Masculinity and image: the Looksmaxxing hashtag that boys follow but parents don't see

Send us a text What we see on TikTok often starts on message boards in fringe groups then spills over into the mainstream. This is true of the Looksmaxxing social media trend that's been gaining more and more currency among t...

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Sept. 24, 2024

109: Therapy. Should all teens get it? Also, do boys actually need male role models?

Send us a text When an anonymous listener posted this question we thought it would be a great topic to discuss; one that many of our listeners could be wondering about. The listener said, Hello, I absolutely love your podcast...

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Aug. 6, 2024

103: Exams: how to cope with boys who fail them and seem apathetic. Email from a step-parent

Send us a text In the West, we tend to see success for late teens as passing exams, getting into further education or getting a job, and moving on with life. So when we received an email from a mother, concerned for the welfa...

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June 16, 2022

16: Boy friendships, and supporting our sons in forming positive friendships. Also what the %#*!😳 we should do about swearing?

Send us a text When we covered the issues of friendship groups, with girls in mind, we had a massive reaction from parents who have been struggling to understand what's going on. Now it's the turn of boys. When friendships wo...

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