Dr. Michael Reichert: ...how to raise a young boy into a great man

Nobody Told Me!

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.2 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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How can parents raise their sons to be kind and respectful men? Psychologist Dr. Michael Reichert joins us to talk about his book, “How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Raise Good Men”. He's the Founding Director of The Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives at the University of Pennsylvania and is a leading researcher on the journey from boyhood to manhood. His website is https://www.michaelcreichert.com/

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0:00.0	Welcome to Nobody Told Me. I'm Jan Black.
0:14.7	And I'm Laura Owens. We're excited to talk with psychologist Michael Reichert on this episode.
0:22.2	Michael is the founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys and Girls' Lives at the University of Pennsylvania.
0:26.8	And Michael has been described as a leading researcher of the journey from boyhood to manhood.
0:32.5	He's the author of a new book on that topic called How to Raise a Boy, the Power of Connection to Raise Good
0:39.0	Men. Michael, thank you so much for joining us.
0:42.2	Hi, Jan. Hi, Laura. Glad to be with you and your listeners.
0:45.3	Why did you feel compelled to write How to Raise a Boy?
0:50.0	Yeah, you know, it really is the convergence of my personal journey as a man, a father,
0:56.4	and now a grandfather to a grandson, my professional work, and my commitment to social justice.
1:04.1	I think that it is high time we were honest with ourselves about the boyhood that we've built and maintained, which was never
1:14.6	designed particularly well for boys' well-being. And, you know, I think in these times when
1:20.6	we're all quite thrilled with the progress of women and girls and wondering what to do about
1:26.5	boys, it seems like we're questioning masculinity
1:29.7	itself instead of looking at the architecture of boyhood, the kind of conditioning of boys
1:36.4	that we continue to perpetuate despite the fact that there have always been routine losses
1:43.5	and casualties. So I guess the answer to
1:45.5	question, short answer your question is, I just think it's high time. We applied a rigorous lens
1:51.1	to how we are helping boys in our nurture of them. How has boyhood changed from my mom's generation
1:59.7	and from your generation to mine?
2:02.6	Yeah, it's a great question. I actually think that the gender equality movement has disrupted
2:09.0	the sort of easy transmission of masculine norms from one generation to the next. You know,
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