letboysbekidsfirst.com

Raelene S. Weaver is a licensed marriage and family therapist, TEDx speaker, and author focused on the emotional well-being of boys. Through her work, she encourages parents and other adults to let boys experience childhood without pressuring them to conform to narrow ideas of masculinity.

Her book, Let Boys Be Kids First, offers guidance for raising emotionally healthy, happy, and well-adjusted boys. It explores societal pressures, the need for a new “boy code,” positive role models, safe spaces, emotional management skills, self-regulation, anger, and depression. Weaver presents the book as a resource for parents, educators, coaches, and anyone concerned with boys’ emotional health.

The website also features information about her TEDx talk, an interview on Good Morning, reviews, press and media, and other links. Let Boys Be Kids First is available through retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books Inc. Weaver’s work centers on helping boys be who they are and feel what they feel, with the broader aim of reducing male aggression through emotional health