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BBB 032: Family and Show Updates
Oct 9, 2019 • Season 2, Episode 4
Tune in for an update on where my family is now vs. when Boys Built Better started two years ago. T...
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A bi-weekly show dedicated to parenting boys. From everyday parenting tips to navigating current events, Boys Built Better has answers to all your boy-related parenting questions.
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BBB 031: Vaping 101
Sep 25, 2019 • Season 2, Episode 3
Vaping has been all over the news lately, but if you are raising a young adult vaping has probably b...
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BBB 030: Tough Conversations with Your Kids (Part 2)
Sep 11, 2019 • Season 2, Episode 2
Boys Built Better returns on NoCo FM with part two of our conversation recorded live at Heyday Fort ...
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BBB 029: Tough Conversations with Your Kids (Part 1)
Aug 28, 2019 • Season 2, Episode 1
Earlier this summer, I was asked by my neighbor and friend Jennifer Little if I would speak at her s...
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BBB 028: Starting Middle School (Rebroadcast)
Jul 31, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 28 bonus
Reposting an episode from last summer about transitioning to middle school. In addition to my chat ...
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BBB 027: Transitioning to Elementary School (Rebroadcast)
Jul 17, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 27 bonus
Re-airing last year’s episode about transitioning your child to kindergarten. Last year I was workin...
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BBB 026: Talking to Kids (of All Ages) About Sex (Rebroadcast)
Jul 3, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 26 bonus
Re-airing one of the most informative episodes of the show to date. I recently spoke with Kori at a...
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BBB 025: Patreon and Our Personal Story of Depression
Jun 19, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 25
A few weeks ago, I talked with Dr. Hector De Leon about adolescent depression. During that episode ...
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BBB 024: Boys Beyond The Ball - Choir and Vocal Performance
Jun 5, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 24
This time last year, my oldest son chose choir as his middle school arts elective. At this time, I t...
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BBB 023: Keeping Up with Academics in the Summer
May 22, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 23
Every time that summer rolls around, I make plan on how to keep my kid engaged over the next three m...
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BBB 022: Depression in Children and Adolescents
May 8, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 22
“As many as 1 in every 5 teens experience depression at some point during adolescence, but they ofte...
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BBB 021: Raising Boys in an Era of #MeToo
Apr 24, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 21
While planning content with SAVA for our consent series, the topic of boys in the era of #MeToo came...
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BBB 020: Teaching Children of All Ages About Consent
Apr 10, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 20
In honor of Sexual Assault Prevention Month, today we are talking about teaching your children about...
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BBB 019: Understanding Harassment, Assault, and Consent
Mar 27, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 19
You cannot raise boys today without being cognizant of what that means in our current society. Recen...
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BBB 018: Coming Out and Supporting Your Son's Sexuality
Mar 13, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 18
When does a child who is gay start to realize that? And what does coming out look like from both th...
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BBB 017: Talking To and Teaching Boys About Money
Feb 27, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 17
All the Questions
Man, have I been fielding a lot of questions about money lately. How m...
Man, have I been fielding a lot of questions about money lately. How m...
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BBB 016: Boys Beyond the Ball - Boys in Theater with Jason Peck
Feb 13, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 16
"To Thine Own Self Be True" -William Shakespeare
In our first Boys Beyond the Ball episo...
In our first Boys Beyond the Ball episo...
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BBB 015: Boys and Speech: Supporting Speech Development and Identifying a Delay
Jan 29, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 15
I’ve been thinking about boys and speech. Maybe it’s because my nephew is in speech therapy, maybe i...
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BBB 014: Identifying, Diagnosing and Living with Dyslexia
Jan 15, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 14
“Dyslexia robs a person of time; accommodations return it.” –Dr. Sally Shaywitz
Learning...
Learning...
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BBB 013: Connecting With Your Child and Supporting Emotional Development
Jan 1, 2019 • Season 1, Episode 13
Happy New Year!!!
My resolution this year is to continue to be there for my boys in a gre...
My resolution this year is to continue to be there for my boys in a gre...
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BBB 012: Farm School and Inspiring Boys to Get Outside
Dec 19, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 12
Laughing Buck Farm
Today I am chatting with Rosemary Graff owner of Laughing Buck Farm in Fort ...
Today I am chatting with Rosemary Graff owner of Laughing Buck Farm in Fort ...
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BBB 011: Holiday Gifts for Boys
Dec 4, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 11
What on Earth do you get a 12-year-old boy for XMAS?!
This is what I typed into my search...
This is what I typed into my search...
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BBB 010: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness
Nov 14, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 10
Today I am chatting with Shana Kagan, founder of Jedi Tedi about her son’s Complex Regional Pain Syn...
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BBB 009: Creating Sexually Healthy Boys of All Ages and Talking To Your Son About Sex
Oct 31, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 9
If there is one thing that has been in the news lately, it is boys and sex.
The focus has...
The focus has...
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BBB 008: Sleep Apnea, Tonsillectomies, and My Biggest Regret
Oct 16, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 8
If I could go back in time: Sleep Apnea and Tonsillectomies
Raising kids is full of ups a...
Raising kids is full of ups a...
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BBB 007: Raising High School Boys
Oct 2, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 7
In the last of our series on transitioning to schools, today I am chatting with Alexis Karasek, a mo...
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BBB 006: Transitioning to Middle School
Jul 4, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 6
Chatting with my friend Erin Dirvonas about transitioning to middle school. Since I have two kiddos ...
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BBB 005: Transitioning to Elementary School
Jun 21, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 5
Chatting with my friend Sydney Smith about transitioning to kindergarten. I’ve been thinking a lot a...
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BBB 004: Surviving the Summer with Boys
Jun 7, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 4
Solo Episode, chatting about all things summer! Organizing yourself and your kiddos, fun activities,...
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BBB 003: Mental Well-being of Boys with Kyle Douglas
May 24, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 3
Interview with Kyle Douglas, chatting about the mental health of boys with tips on how to raise boys...
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BBB 002: Growth and Development of Boys with Pediatrician Roy Benaroch
May 9, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 2
Last Fall, at my oldest son’s 11 year checkup, the pediatrician mentioned the onset of puberty. Soun...
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BBB 001: Welcome to Boys Built Better
Apr 25, 2018 • Season 1, Episode 1
In this episode you will learn a little more about Boys Built Better and its host, Jessica Crow. Jes...