2024年3月3日 · Helping a teenage son navigate adolescence involves understanding their emotions, particularly anger and stress. Understanding your son’s thoughts and what triggers his anger is like having a clear picture—it helps assemble the puzzle of his stress and behaviors.

2016年10月4日 · Emotional intelligence is correlated with greater personal happiness and career success. Includes 4 tips to help boys develop this trait.

2018年2月22日 · We encourage a narrower range of emotions in boys than girls—and that can be harmful in the long run. You’re given a choice: Would you rather spend your day feeling happy, versus happy interspersed with some moments of sadness, frustration, and anxiety? Most of us would choose the first option in a heartbeat.

Emotions help us relate to other people, know what we want, and make choices. Even "negative" emotions are useful. Find out how to understand emotions and use them effectively.

2025年1月3日 · Importance of understanding emotions: Teaching boys to recognize, sit with, and understand their emotions is critical. Emotions are signals that indicate underlying perceptions, beliefs, experiences, and relationships. Encouraging curiosity: Rather than suppressing emotions, we need to teach boys to be curious about them.

2024年9月26日 · Regular emotional expression helps boys learn how to handle and process their emotions constructively, which enhances their ability to cope with challenges and setbacks. In a study conducted in 2012 by the University of Dublin, researchers followed 52 young men who had a recent suicide attempt who felt they could not effectively express their ...

2014年8月29日 · Researchers provide new insights about the inner workings of a teenage boy’s brain: Unlike children or adults, teenage boys show enhanced activity in the part of the brain that controls...

2020年11月9日 · Teenage boys need help identifying and reframing the negative thoughts that result in exaggerated emotional reactions. With the proper education and support, teenage boys become aware of the automatic negative thoughts that fill their mind and can utilize tools to help them manage their extreme emotions.

2024年10月10日 · In this episode of the Harvard EdCast, Way advocates for a rethinking of not only how we raise boys, but all children, stressing the value of fostering emotional intelligence, empathy, and deep connections with others.

2024年10月18日 · Emotional thinking refers to the process by which our emotions color our thoughts, judgments, and decision-making. It’s not simply a matter of feeling happy or sad; rather, it’s a complex interplay between our emotional states and cognitive processes.