Boys Don't Cry (And That's A Problem)

About this episode

Eileen and guest Kimmi Berlin discuss the challenges of parenting boys and the importance of nurturing their emotional intelligence.

Send us Fan Mail This week Eileen and special guest Kimmi Berlin, founder and creator of the non-profit organization BuildUpBoys discuss parenting, mentoring, and nurturing boys. These two GenXers are all too familiar with the clear gender roles of generations past which is why they had so much fun criticizing cultural norms and challenging society's idea of what a man should or shouldn't be. Boys aren't bad, it isn't in their biology. We can nurture boys' ability to remain attuned to their e...

People in this episode

Host: Eileen Kelly

Guest: Kimmi Berlin

Topics covered

• parenting
• mentoring
• gender roles
• emotional intelligence
• cultural norms

Keywords

• boys
• parenting
• mentoring
• gender roles
• emotions
• cultural criticism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BuildUpBoys

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