Episode 74: Boys Do Cry – An Interview With Matt Pinkett

The Learning Scientists Podcast

Content warning: Please be advised that in this episode we discuss the topic of suicide in depth with a lived experience story. Matt reads a part of his book where a mother describes her personal experience with this topic.

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Show Notes:

In Episode 74, Carolina interviews Matt Pinkett – the author of Boys Don’t Try? – to talk about his new book Boys Do Cry: Improving Boys’ Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools which comes out this month. Matt explains his motivation for writing the book and why it is important to learn about mental health in boys specifically. He reads a moving excerpt from his book and details some of the research behind the topics he selected to dive into. The interview concludes with practical recommendations from the book for teachers and for parents. Prepare for a thought-provoking and eye-opening episode.

Further resources for this episode:

• Boys Do Cry: Improving Boys’ Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools on Amazon.

• Boys Don’t Try Rethinking Masculinity in Schools on Amazon.

• Boys will be boys? How schools can be guilty of gender bias by Joanna Moorhead for The Guardian.

Suicide and self-harm helplines around the world:

• Suicide Hotlines and Prevention Resources Around the World