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Thought Provoking Questions To Ask Boys Around Masculinity
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With Uju Asika
With Uju Asika
How to spark healthy conversations with boys about modern masculinity.
What comes to mind when you think of the word Boy? In her book Raising Boys Who Do Better, Uju Asika engages adults and kids with this question and the answers are revealing. Here, Uju shares some thought-provoking questions to ask a boy to encourage them to interrogate and challenge male stereotypes and to embrace a happier, healthier and more expansive version of masculinity.
What comes to mind when you think of the word Boy? In her book Raising Boys Who Do Better, Uju Asika engages adults and kids with this question and the answers are revealing. Here, Uju shares some thought-provoking questions to ask a boy to encourage them to interrogate and challenge male stereotypes and to embrace a happier, healthier and more expansive version of masculinity.
About Uju Asika:
Uju Asika is a multi-award nominated blogger, screenwriter and creative consultant. She is the author of Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World, published in the UK/Commonwealth by Yellow Kite (Hachette) in September 2020 and Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation. As featured in Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, BBC Radio 2 (Good Morning Sunday) and BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour among numerous outlets.
Uju Asika is a multi-award nominated blogger, screenwriter and creative consultant. She is the author of Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World, published in the UK/Commonwealth by Yellow Kite (Hachette) in September 2020 and Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation. As featured in Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, BBC Radio 2 (Good Morning Sunday) and BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour among numerous outlets.
A former journalist, Uju’s writing has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, salon.com, Time Out and the Daily Times (Nigeria). She is the founder of digital consultancy Mothers and Shakers and the popular blog Babes About Town (Vuelio’s Top 10 London Lifestyle Blog 2020 & Top 10 UK Mum Blog 2021). Born in Nigeria, Uju grew up in the UK and has lived and worked in London, New York and Lagos. She is based in north London with her husband Abiye and their two football-mad boys. You can keep up with Uju at her family lifestyle blog babesabouttown.com and @babesabouttown across social media. For book info visit Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation.