Ep. 58: How Do We Parent Boys to Combat Man Box Culture? with Mark Greene

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11/29/23 • 54 min

In this episode, Diana talks to Mark Greene, an expert on healthy masculinity and author of The Little #MeToo Book for Men, and founder of a community called “Remaking Manhood” on Instagram.

They discuss what man box culture means, how it affects our boys, and what we can do as parents to ensure that our boys are not adhering to the precepts of man box culture that can hurt their ability to be full human beings with a wide range of emotions. Mark also highlights powerful statistics from Equimundo that show how man box culture affects men in the USA, Mexico and the UK.

Mark shares fascinating insight on how man box culture hurts boys and men, and how man box culture affects the politics of today (think MAGA and men feeling like they are losing) He also discusses why it's important to be in relationship with our boys and gives examples of how building those solid relationships can support our boys as they get older.

Mark is the co-author with Dr. Saliha Bava of The Relational Book for Parenting, and in our conversation he provides a few examples of games to play with our kids to help have conversatoins and talk about our feelings, and help them express their emotions in a safe and engaging way.

Make sure to follow Mark on Instagram @remakingmanhood '

If you liked this conversation, be sure to check out our conversation about social emotional learning with Tim Shriver.

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In this episode, Diana talks to Mark Greene, an expert on healthy masculinity and author of The Little #MeToo Book for Men, and founder of a community called “Remaking Manhood” on Instagram.

Make sure to follow Mark on Instagram @remakingmanhood '

If you liked this conversation, be sure to check out our conversation about social emotional learning with Tim Shriver.

Don't forget to leave a review, share this episode with your friend and follow us on Instagram, @parentingandpolitics

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Ep. 57: The Youth Vote and Disinformation in the Latinx Community with Maria Teresa Kumar

Why are Latinx voters being targeted with disinformation? What does young Latinx Voting Power in 2024 look like? In this episode Diana talks to Maria Teresa Kumar, the Executive Director of Voto Latino, about the possibilities that young Latino voters bring as so many turn 18 before the 2024 election. They also discuss why and how bad actors are targeting the Latinx community by spreading disinformation to wreak havoc in USA elections, and what we can do as a community to ensure disinformation doesn’t spread, especially to older adults targeted with direct messaging by nefarious groups such as M4L.

Listen to find out why Maria Teresa excited about the coming electoral cycle and what makes the young Latino community those that can turn the tide and make a real difference in 2024.

Make sure to follow Voto Latino on Instagram @votolatino

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Ep. 59: Why Prioritizing Children's Rights Benefits Us All with Adam Benforado

What would happen if we put children first in our country? What would happen if we empowered children at all ages and centered the law to protect our youngest citizens? In this episode Diana talks to Adam Benforado, a children's rights expert, an award winning author and law professor at Drexel University, about how prioritizing children's rights would benefit us all.

In his critically acclaimed new book, A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All, Adam criticizes America’s failure to invest in, protect, and empower its youngest citizens and presents a bold plan for reorienting society to put children first. Through historical context, personal stories and compelling arguments, Adam makes an important case as to why prioritizing our kids will help everyone in society.

Diana and Adam discuss:

The 1989 Convention on the Rights of Child (and why the USA hasn't ratified it yet)
What "parents' rights" mean in the context of children's rights then and today
what happens when the law doesn't center children in making decisions
The paradox between expecting kids to grow up quickly
Why young activists and teenagers should be allowed to vote
AND MORE!

Adam's book A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All, is divided into the following sections where he makes the case for the following rights in a child's life:

First years: the right to attachment
Early childhood: the right to investment
Late childhood the right to community
Early adolescence the right to be a kid
Late adolescent the right to be heard
On the cusp of adulthood: the right ot start fresh

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If you liked this episode make sure to check out Ep. 57: The Youth Vote and Disinformation in the Latinx Community with Maria Teresa Kumar