7 Insights From Social Science on Raising a Boy
It’s tempting to believe that boys are not “hardwired” to care about feelings or friendship. But the research suggests baby boys are just as attuned to emotions and intimacy as baby girls.
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9 ways to help boys form the close friendships they crave
“What would you say if I told you that approximately 85 percent of boys feel this way about a friend during their teen years?”
Allowing Teenage Boys to Love Their Friends
Boys in early adolescence would speak candidly about those friendships to Dr. Way, acknowledging the importance of having a best friend who was repository and guard for their most private feelings.
Bad bromance? Why male friendships fade
Author Niobe Way and psychiatrist Josh Weiner discuss why relationships between boys tend to break down in adolescence, despite the fact that many long for close friendships.
Boys need better access to mental health care. Why aren't they getting it?
“If you can’t turn to someone in your life and say how you are really feeling, then you’re only going to end up hurting yourself somehow down the road.”
Boys want intimate male friendship to avoid going “wacko”
They say that sharing secrets is vital for their mental health, yet they struggle to keep such friendships as pressures to “man up” intensify.