Boys Built Better

Interview with Kyle Douglas, chatting about the mental health of boys with tips on how to raise boys to be mentally well and also information about what therapy is and when to utilize it.Show NotesChildren’s book about taking care of yourself so you can take care of others (https://amzn.to/2IzZoR0)

Calm down toy to use during tantrums (https://amzn.to/2KER4f2)

DIY calm down toy (https://childhood101.com/calm-down-bottle/)

Brene Brown Ted Talk on Vulnerability https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability

Want more from Kyle? Check out his website. (http://www.kyledouglastherapy.com/) TimestampsMen in therapy today (5:21)

How to raise boys that are aware of emotions (9:32)

Coping skills for children (14:37)

What to expect in therapy (28:00)

Length of therapy (34:00)

The stigma of therapy (36:28)

When to seek therapy (38:20)

What to look for in a therapist (40:55)

Last Fall, at my oldest son’s 11 year checkup, the pediatrician mentioned the onset of puberty. Sounds silly, but I hadn’t really thought about it before and I certainly didn’t know about the changes my son was about to go through. (If you need a great puberty resource, check out the book I bought for my son and I here.)Want to know more about your own son’s development? Today I am interviewing Dr. Roy Benaroch and we are chatting about the development of boys from newborn baby through to puberty with parenting tips for each stage of growth. Show NotesRoy’s blog is www.pediatricinsider.com and follow him on Twitter at @pedinsider

Search for Roy Benaroch at www.thegreatcourses.com to learn more about his Medical School for Everyone video courses Time StampsRoy’s number one parenting tip (1:38)

Parenting Babies (7:19)

How parents treat boys and girls differently (8:38)

Toddlers are little scientists (13:37)

Developing Independence in Preschoolers (15:44)

School age boys (18:32)

Early Sexual Development (23:59)

Understanding Physical and Emotional Development during Puberty (27:13)

Sexual Development in older boys (35:37)

When to call your pediatrician (38:24)

In this episode you will learn a little more about Boys Built Better and its host, Jessica Crow. Jessica is a mom to 3 boys aged 5, 9 and 11 who decided to get into podcasting after a particularly hard year as a parent.The Boys Built Better podcast is a bi-weekly show designed help all parents raise their boys, better.For more Boys Built Better follow us on Twitter @BoysBuiltBetter, Facebook at facebook.com/boysbuiltbetter and sign-up below to receive email updates.For more information about the art project mentioned in the show, check out our blog post about it here:https://boysbuiltbetter.com/arts-and-crafts/getting-started-with-perler-beads/