Fresh Take: Ruth Whippman on What We Get Wrong About Raising Boys
What Fresh Hell Podcast is going on tour across the Northeast US this fall! Join us for a live version of the podcast and bring all your mom friends. We can\u2019t wait to go back on the road!\xa0https://bit.ly/whatfreshhelltour\nHow 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.\nRuth, Margaret, and Amy discuss:\n\nwhy so much parenting advice for boys has historically sidelined the role of mothers\n\nthe ways in which the emotional lives of boys are suppressed\n\nhow to be "annoying in service of the project" of changing the conversation in your own family\n\n\nHere's where you can find Ruth:\n\nhttps://www.ruthwhippman.com\n\n@ruthwhippman on X and IG\n\nFollow Ruth on Substack: https://substack.com/@ruthwhippman\n\n\nBuy BOYMOM: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9780593577639\n\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\u2019s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, feminism, raising boys, boyhood \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices