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Here are some of my articles, interviews and podcasts about parenting.
How to Help Your Teen Move Beyond Male/Female Stereotypes
Posted on March 15, 2021
Boys and girls are usually conditioned to fulfil quite different roles in the world. Parents generally raise boys to be autonomous, brave, and self-sufficient. We want them to stand on their own two feet and face the world as archetypal warriors. By contrast, most girls are raised to have good relationship skills. Parents nurture girls […]
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Interview: The Morning Show, Australia
Posted on March 4, 2021
Watch Megan de Beyer’s interview on The Morning Show (Australia) where she discusses her book How to Raise a Man.
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Dads on the Air
Posted on February 8, 2021
The world’s longest running radio program on fathers’ issues Megan de Beyer in conversation with Bill Kable. Something many of us wonder about from time to time is what turns a boy into a man. With the title of Megan de Beyer’s new book being How to Raise a Man there was no hiding from this question […]
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Anger in teenage sons: How parents can help
Posted on February 4, 2021
Is your son showing signs of toxic masculine anger? Parenting psychologist Megan de Beyer, author of How to Raise a Man, offers advice on how parents can help their teenage boys. Featured on The Parents Website, an Independent Schools Victoria Initiative. Read Article Here
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Family Matters- Parental navigation through the crisis that is Covid.
Posted on January 11, 2021
Megan De Beyer, world-renowned parenting expert and psychologist on the The Clement Manyathela Show – Omny.fm
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Parenting expert Megan de Beyer reveals why boys and girls SHOULD be raised differently | Daily Mail Online.
Posted on January 11, 2021
Psychologist Megan de Beyer believes boys and girls should be raised differently, and the exact age parenting changes need to be made. By Alice Murphy for Daily Mail Australia Read Article Here
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The negaverse – when nothing is good enough
Posted on January 8, 2021
By Megan de Beyer I feel like I am always the bad cop in our house. I am always telling my son what he is doing wrong. I want to kick myself. But I do it again the next time. How can I have fun with him rather than always being the dragon? The Negaverse […]
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Dating again: when your kids don’t approve of your dating life
Posted on January 5, 2021
A parent psychologist on when your kids don’t approve of your dating life. Dating again after divorce or the passing of a partner is always a tricky one to navigate. Parent psychologist and author of How to Raise a Man, Megan De Beyer, shares her own experience with dating with kids and their opinions. Read […]
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Are you operating from a fear-based parenting style?
Posted on January 5, 2021
Megan de Beyer introduces her modern mother’s guide to raising teenage boys in the current #metoo #allmenaretrash era with her new book ‘How to raise a Man’Read the article here: Read More
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Parenting in the Pandemic
Posted on December 4, 2020
I feel compelled to reach out to each of you, as parents, in these unprecedented times. As lockdown restrictions lift, the future remains uncertain at best. Our natural reaction to uncertainty is to hold onto old coping patterns (even if outdated) and to try to control the outcome – an impossible feat in times of […]
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Parenting Tips
Posted on December 2, 2020
In anticipation of the busy holiday season, I have written a few parenting tips straight from the therapist’s couch. This is all about parenting with nature in mind. Read More
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Online Workshop
Posted on December 2, 2020
Raising Happy, Conscious Teens. Understanding & Connecting with your Teen Find Out More
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What your Teen needs from You
Posted on December 2, 2020
I created a focus group of teens age 15 – 16 to answer a survey about what they need from their parents, and the results are fascinating. See the Results Parenting Mindset As parents we spend a lot of time in judgement mode or trying to take control. This does not work with teenagers who […]
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Mental Wellness in the Corona-Verse
Posted on November 30, 2020
Even the most resilient of you will be experiencing some symptoms of anxiety. Read More
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Family Tips from Megan de Beyer
Posted on November 30, 2020
Tips for families with teens. My body is still adjusting to being indoors, and so are my thoughts and feelings. I see my friends and family, on Zoom chat, putting on a brave front, yet I can see the fear and the dread of further lockdown in their eyes. Read Here
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Understanding Teen Boys – Megan Talks to Parents
Posted on November 30, 2020
How to Raise a Man – Megan Talks to Parents at Wynberg Boys High School
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Understanding the Concept of Mindfulness
Posted on November 17, 2020
Lunch with Pippa Hudson Primedia Broadcasting · Understanding the concept of Mindfullness Pippa Hudson
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Two Minutes with Megan de Beyer on Parenting Teens in a Pandemic
Posted on November 17, 2020
Psychologist Megan de Beyer on supporting teenagers through the pandemic. Parent24 has invited a number of local experts to weigh in on how the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdown, has affected families across South Africa – in just 2 minutes! Listen Here
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Course Preview – Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
Posted on November 6, 2020
A video featuring excerpts from the Strong Mothers, Strong Sons course, with input from moms who’ve attended, and other interviews with Megan.
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Strong Mothers, Strong Teens
Posted on November 6, 2020
While running workshops at schools, I have asked hundreds of moms and sons what they generally fight about. It is easy to see that underlying these everyday clashes there is a deeper agenda, as mothers’ needs are so different from the developmental tasks that their sons are hardwired to achieve. Your teen’s developmental tasks areAutonomy […]
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