Fresh Take: Ruth Whippman on What We Get Wrong About Raising Boys

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How do the stereotypes we harbor about raising boys harm them in the long term? Ruth Whipmann, author of BOYMOM: REIMAGINING BOYHOOD IN THE AGE OF IMPOSSIBLE MASCULINITY, discusses what most modern parenting advice misses when it comes to raising boys.

Ruth, Margaret, and Amy discuss:

• why so much parenting advice for boys has historically sidelined the role of mothers
• the ways in which the emotional lives of boys are suppressed
• how to be "annoying in service of the project" of changing the conversation in your own family

Here's where you can find Ruth:

• https://www.ruthwhippman.com
• @ruthwhippman on X and IG
• Follow Ruth on Substack: https://substack.com/@ruthwhippman
• Buy BOYMOM: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593577639

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