Summary: Photo by Runar Pederson Hokestad via Flickr<br> <br> Sam had high hopes for this 12th birthday. But things didn’t go as planned. Instead of a day of adventure and independence, Sam’s had an encounter with a cop and learned he must wait another four years to ride his ATV independently on the trails.<br> <br> Dealing with disappointments is a key life skill. In this episode, Jen and Janet discuss how the “man box” stifles boys’ emotional expression and share strategies parents and teachers can use to help boys cope with disappointments big and small.<br> Links we mentioned (or should have!) in Episode 102:<br> <a href="http://boysalive.com/kim-hamer-100-acts-of-love/">Teach Your Boys To Comfort Others in a Crisis</a> by Kim Hamer<br> <br> <a href="http://boysalive.com/how-do-i-cope-with-grief/">How Do I Cope with Grief?</a> by Eric Alper<br> <br> <a href="http://boysalive.com/tapping-into-grief-with-self-empathy/">Tapping Into Grief with Self-Empathy</a> by Carole Downing<br> <br> <a href="https://buildingboys.net/helping-boys-develop-emotional-intelligence/">Helping Boys Develop Emotional Intelligence</a> by Ian Thomas<br> <br> <a href="https://buildingboys.net/encouraging-emotional-intelligence-in-boys/">Encouraging Emotional Intelligence in Boys</a> by Jennifer LW Fink<br> <br> <a href="https://buildingboys.net/your-sons-ability-to-tolerate-rejection-frustration-is-more-important-than-you-know/">Your Son’s Ability to Tolerate Frustration and Rejection is More Important Than You Know</a> by Jennifer LW Fink<br> <br> <a href="http://boysalive.com/parenting-through-disappointment-loss-and-grief/">Parenting Through Disappointment, Loss and Grief</a> by Carole Downing<br> <br> =========================<br> <br> <a href="https://youtu.be/uWyhBy1Fgf8">Watch the UNCUT version on Youtube.</a><br> <br> =========================<br> How have you helped your boys navigate disappointment, loss, and grief? Please share in the comments below.
