In 2018, the APA released guidelines to help psychologists work with men and boys. These guidelines recognize that some traditional masculine traits are harmful. This in itself can be damaging because those traits serve a purpose in society. Self sufficiency and independence should be fostered in a healthy way, not seen as risk factors.

On today’s podcast we discuss the war on masculinity.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

9:00 - APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men

14:00 - Study: Men's Sperm Counts Continue to Decline - The Atlantic

14:15 - (PDF) A Population-Level Decline in Serum Testosterone Levels in American Men

14:45 - Individual variation in fathers' testosterone reactivity to infant distress predicts parenting behaviors with their 1 year old infants - Kuo - 2016 - Developmental Psychobiology - Wiley Online Library