{"id":278254,"date":"2025-09-15T06:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/having-difficult-talks-with-your-son-should-happen-sooner-than-you-might-think-expert-says\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T06:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:04:52","slug":"having-difficult-talks-with-your-son-should-happen-sooner-than-you-might-think-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/having-difficult-talks-with-your-son-should-happen-sooner-than-you-might-think-expert-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Having difficult talks with your son should happen sooner than you might think, expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8AHrCbel5a4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Having difficult talks with your son should happen sooner than you might think, expert says\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8AHrCbel5a4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic. Many have either lost or never had the ability to express themselves in a constructive way. Middle and high school educator Christopher Pepper and coauthor Joanna Schroeder hope their new book, \u201cTalk to Your Boys: 16 Conversations to Help Tweens and Teens Grow Into Confident, Caring Young Men,\u201d will provide families with the tools to help.   #CNN #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic. Many have either lost or never had the ability to express themselves in a constructive way. 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