At the beginning of 2023, Maine looked like was leading the way in expanding recess time to children in the 6th through 8th grades—and the recess time was not to be revoked for disciplinary purposes. If LD156 had been signed into law, Maine might have also become one of the 12 known states to mandate READ MORE
Category: Blog Posts
Boys Learn Emotional Regulation Through Parental Emotional Attunement
In my article titled, “Boys of All Ages Need Physical Nurturance from both Mom and Dad”, we discussed the developmental importance of boys receiving skin-to-skin nurturance and physical affection at every stage of their development. A crucial component of physical nurturance is emotional attunement—when parents are sensitively attuned to the emotions of their child and READ MORE
Boys of All Ages Need Physical Nurturance from Both Mom and Dad
Early skin-to-skin physical affection of children by both mothers and fathers wires the child’s brain with the ability to cope in a socially and emotionally healthy and adaptive manner with stress and distressed emotions, leading to stable behavior. Receiving skin-to-skin nurturance stimulates bonding hormones and healthy neurochemistry, and it wires organs in the limbic system READ MORE
“For Every 100 Girls…” Data Project & Awareness Campaign
The Boys Initiative is excited to share the 2023 update of “For Every 100 Girls.” This awareness campaign is contributing significantly to the broader conversation about gender equality and highlighting the importance of addressing issues faced by boys and young men in the United States. Created initially by TBI Board of Advisor member Tom Mortenson, READ MORE
Young Male Suicide: The Epidemic No One is Talking About
Loved ones were shocked to learn that my son’s first suicide attempt was reportedly in his “therapeutic” preschool—approximately six or seven years before he joined my family through adoption. According to Brycen’s recollection to me and later confirmed by records I obtained, the preschool incident was the first of many suicidal gestures, plans, and attempts READ MORE
TBI Helping Boys Thrive Highlight Video #2: Breakout Sessions
Check out some highlights from The Boys Initiative’s Helping Boys Thrive™ Summit! Featured speakers include: Dr. Warren FarrellDr. Mark PerryJennifer L.W. FinkRay NelsonWilliam DravesRenee Griffith
New Legislation In California Guarantees Daily Recess For Children
California’s K-8 public school pupils are now guaranteed access to at least 30 minutes of recess on regular instruction days and at least 15 minutes on early release days, beginning with the 2024-25 school year. Legislators in both the Senate and Assembly unanimously passed SB-291, a bill introduced this year by Senator Josh Newman, Chair READ MORE
TBI Helping Boys Thrive Highlight Video #1: Keynotes and Panel
Check out some highlights from The Boys Initiative’s Helping Boys Thrive™ Summit! Featured speakers include: Dr. Vermelle Greene – Host, Former TBI Executive DirectorDr. Michael Gurian – Keynote Speaker, President/CEO of the Gurian InstituteMarion Hill – Keynote Speaker, Gurian Institute Panelists – Laurie A. Couture, Dr. David Geary, Tom Mortensen, Robert Mathieu
A Response to the WaPo article: “Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness”
The Washington Post story by Christine Emba has received so much attention, with interviews on MSNBC, CNN, etc. in the last week, that it deserves some response. The story was weirdly positioned on the WashPost’s home page next to multiple stories on Barbie dolls, Barbie makeovers, and her complicated relationship with Ken (they are dolls, READ MORE
“Nurturing and Empowering Our Sons” by Laurie A. Couture – Book Review
Nurturing and Empowering Our Sons: Healing the Wounds of an Anti-Boy Culture by Parenting and Educating the Way Nature Intended is a groundbreaking book by TBI Board of Advisor member Laurie A. Couture that explores the challenges and joys of raising boys in today’s society. Couture, who also spoke at TBI’s 2022 Helping Boys Thrive READ MORE