The Boy Crisis, with Dr Warren Farrell

Dr Warren Farrell is a political scientist, activist and author of seven books including ‘The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It” In this interview, we discuss some of the societal issues that are negatively impacting boys and contributing to what Dr Farrell calls The Boy Crisis. We also explore the important role that fathers play in the raising of children and why it’s so crucial for dads to be actively involved. What you’ll learn Dr Farrell’s work on the National Organisation for Women (NOW) How he became known as the world’s leading male feminist The research that caused him to switch his focus The myth of male privilege – how the feminist movement got it wrong What is the boy crisis? How boys have fallen behind girls academically How suicide affects boys and men so profoundly How dad deprivation affects boys in negative ways The seven areas where dad style parenting is different from mum style parenting The developmental benefits of roughhousing The importance of family dinner nights and how to structure them How to discuss controversial topics at family dinner nights and why boys love it. The benefits to dads who get more involved In the event of divorce – the four must do’s More information Show notes and links to resources mentioned in this interview are available at

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The Boy Crisis, with Dr Warren Farrell is an episode from The Dad Train by Scott Davison.

This episode is 47:22 long.

This episode was published on Dec 1, 2020.

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