Raising Feminist Boys: How to Talk with Your Child About Gender, Consent, and Empathy

Bobbi Wegner, PsyD

Aug 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Julie McKay

About this audiobook

In a world still steeped in gender inequality and sexual violence, it's become clear that we can't just teach girls to protect themselves. We must also teach boys not to do harm. As parents, we all want to raise kind and loving kids who will grow up to be conscientious adults. But when you look closely at our society-especially at the statistics surrounding rape, domestic violence, and sexual assault-it's clear that something needs to change. It's time to teach our sons compassion and empathy. It's time to teach them that it's not okay to pick on the queer kids, the little kids, and the fat kids. It's time to teach boys that it's not okay to treat kids of color like second-class citizens. It's time to teach our boys how to be conscious citizens. But where do you begin? Written by a clinical psychologist with expertise in modern families, Raising Feminist Boys is a parent's guide to having age appropriate conversations with boys about sexual responsibility, consent, gender, empathy, and identity. You'll find an accessible framework that includes developmental considerations, language, and clear tools for how to talk with your son about feminism without shame, fear, or judgment.

About the author

Bobbi Wegner, PsyD, is a lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education, a supervising clinical psychologist at Boston Behavioral Medicine, a writer, speaker, and a cofounder of nouVenu: a virtual platform that provides real support from real experts. She has given three TEDx Talks on raising boys in modern culture.

Julie McKay is a Los Angeles-based narrator with New York roots, a degree in music, and a background in classical theater. As an actor, she has worked at Shakespeare festivals and regional theaters across the country as well as Off-Broadway in New York.