Building Boys Book Club -- Chap. 2: Emphasize Emotional Intelligence

How can we help boys learn to manage their emotions -- & empathetically respond to others' emotions? 

In a society that often ignores boys' emotions?

Let's talk about it.

Join Jennifer L.W. Fink, author of Building Boys: Raising Great Guys in a World That Misunderstands Males, LIVE on Thursday May 23 2024 to discuss Chapter 2, Emphasize Emotional Intelligence. We'll meet for one hour & discuss:

• Why emotional intelligence matters
• Obstacles to emotional intelligence (including shifting gender norms & dismissal of traditional male responses)
• 5 strategies you can use to build boys' emotional intelligence
• How rough-and-tumble play strengthens emotional intelligence
• The link between your emotions & your boy's emotions

Most importantly, we'll work together to apply our learning to your current interactions with boys.

This is a unique opportunity to discuss Building Boys with the author (& others who care deeply about raising great guys!).

Building Boys Book Club is a monthly book club led by seasoned parent (& parenting journalist) Jennifer L.W. Fink, mother of 4 sons, co-host of ON BOYS podcast, and author of Building Boys: Raising Great Guys in a World That Misunderstands Males and The First-Time Mom's Guide to Raising Boys: Practical Advice for Your Son's Formative Years. 

• We discuss 1-2 chapters a month.
• We meet via Zoom at the end of the month to discuss the chapter(s). This meeting will last approximately one hour. 
• Together, we explore how that chapter applies to our current interactions with boys.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMMIT TO A YEAR OF CONVERSATION IN ADVANCE. You can simply register for (& participate in) each session as we go. But if you'd like to save the dates, our upcoming schedule looks like this:

• June 20 — Chap. 3, Discuss & Demonstrate Healthy Relationships
  
• July 18 - Chap. 4, Let Him Struggle
• Aug. 22 — Chap. 5, Help Him Find & Develop His Talents
• Sept. 26 — Chap. 6, Give Him Time
• Oct. 24 — Chap. 7, Challenge Him with Chores & Caregiving
• Nov. 21 — Chap. 8 & 9, Keep Him Close, and Connect Him to the Real World
• Dec. 18 - Chap. 10 — Accept Him as He Is