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Our Troubled Boys and How We Can Help Them The issue of boys failing due to dad-deprivation is largely being ignored, expert says
“The children who do best have what I call checks and balance parenting.” Warren Farrell, author of “The Boy Crisis.”
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n the United States, there have been six mass school shootings that have killed more than 10 people,” says Warren Farrell. “All six have been done by boys who were dad-deprived, from Sandy Hook to the Texas shooting.” The recent horrific Uvalde, Texas, school shooting has prompted heated debate about gun control, school safety, and mental illness. But few are zeroing in on the importance of a father presence, Farrell argues. In this recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek discusses these school shootings and the difficulties faced by our boys and young men today, with Warren Farrell, author of “The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It.” JAN JEKIELEK: I’ve been
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the Buffalo mass shooting, we heard about replacement theory hatred, and then the 52 I N S I G H T July 8–14, 2022
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thinking about you in the wake of the recent mass shooting in Uvalde. This young man who did this horrific act was, like many who have done it over the years, dad-deprived and dad-deprived in a very serious way. You’ve been writing about this.
