The New Manhood

This webinar has been shared by Understanding Boys There has been a lot of talk about toxic masculinity but there needs to be a conversation about its opposite: Positive Masculinity and how we help boys to learn healthy behaviours early and develop into good men. This raises questions: What does it mean to be a good […]

By Ray Swann Much has been written about our need to update the ‘operating system’ of male behaviour. In the wake of the #metoo movement, in a society that is tired, exhausted and in some cases ruined by the behaviour of men it isn’t hard to look around and see a veritable waste land. Our […]

By Matt Englar-Carlson As a child of the 70’s, I had a sense that my boyhood was a slightly different world than my father’s had been. And now as the father of a teenager, I know that his boyhood is different than mine. Learning about masculinity can be a funny thing. It is in the […]

What can a parent do? Professor Matt Englar Carlson Professor Matt Englar-Carlson, founder of the positive masculinities’ movement, believes that with the right approaches boys can grow into the healthy men we need for this age. As Director of the Centre for Men and Boys, California State University – Fullerton, Matt is striving to shape […]

The Making of Men: Raising boys to be happy, healthy and successful By Arne Rubinstein Arne Rubinsten is an internationally recognised expert on rites of passage and adolescent development, a GP, author and social commentator. A guide for parents, The Making of Men, equips parents with the tools to help their son transition from a […]

Of Boys and Men: Why the modern male is struggling, why it matters, and what to do about it By Richard V. Reeves All parents of young people with type 1 diabetes want their children to be safe, healthy and supported at school and to be able to enjoy school like any other child. The […]

Raising Boys in the Twenty-First Century By Steve Biddulph All parents of young people with type 1 diabetes want their children to be safe, healthy and supported at school and to be able to enjoy school like any other child. The Diabetes in Schools program aims to give parents the peace of mind that their […]

When Boys become BoysBy Judy Chu All parents of young people with type 1 diabetes want their children to be safe, healthy and supported at school and to be able to enjoy school like any other child. The Diabetes in Schools program aims to give parents the peace of mind that their child’s type 1 […]

Working with Parents By Kristen Molloy This is a big question, but as we are learning today, discovering the answer to this is even bigger. Finding a way to normalise, encourage and promote these behaviours will have a significant impact on improving health outcomes for boys and young men. There are far too many inequalities […]

Positive masculinity What makes a good man these days? We live in a world where the idea of how we see ourselves as people can have an impact on our health. Our mental health impacts our lives significantly: from day to day interactions with others, to setting meaningful goals that help us to have a […]

One part of the film focuses on Oakland-based educator Ashanti Branch, founder of a youth-advocacy group called The Ever Forward Club who supports young African-American and Latino boys by helping them revise their ideas about masculinity.