Saliha Bava — The Good Men Project

5 Therapist’s Tools for Talking With Your Kids About Violent Video Games

February 17, 2013 By Mark Greene 1 Comment

MAPPS: NYC Therapist Dr. Saliha Bava’s tools for talking with kids about violent media (and a whole lot more).

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Download Flatmunder: Our Free Children’s Book about Kid’s Fears and the Power of Play

December 28, 2012 By Mark Greene Leave a Comment

Flatmunder is about helping children to play with the ideas and feelings that can cause their fears.

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Save Our Sons’ Emotional Intelligence: What Dads Can Do NOW!

September 25, 2012 By Mark Greene and Dr. Saliha Bava 23 Comments

We abandon our sons to a cultural narrative that says, “Don’t show your emotions or you will be defined as weak.” It’s time that changed.

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12 Joyful Ways to Power Up Your Son’s Emotional Intelligence

September 25, 2012 By Mark Greene and Dr. Saliha Bava 2 Comments

You gotta play, man! A list of 12 ways parents can help sons develop their emotional literacy.

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Good Feed Blog, MegaSAHD Tagged With: Dr. Harlene Anderson, emotional intelligence, emotional literacy, emotional openness, engaging with your son, fatherhood lists, games teach emotions, Good Feed Blog, lists, lists for dads, lists for men, Mark Greene, model emotional courage, parenting, parenting lists, physical intimacy with kids, playing with kids, psychology, Raising Boys, Saliha Bava, save our sons, teaching emotional intelligence, teaching emotional literacy, teaching kids about emotions, The Button Game, The Power of Stories

Sorry? What? Men Abuse Parental Leave?!

March 2, 2012 By Mark Greene and Dr. Saliha Bava 20 Comments

Saliha Bava and Mark Greene are aghast that the Wall Street Journal claims his testosterone won’t allow him to nurture his kids.

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A Tribute to the Doors Ray Manzarek

The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek died Monday, he was 74 years old.

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Men’s Global Healthcare is Woefully Underfunded

Despite men being statistically less healthy than women, global health funding has been largely focused on women.

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American Minister Timothy Murphy Joins Gitmo Prisoners in Hunger Strike

More than 100 days have passed since the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay started, and with no progress being made, an American minister has joined the strike.

Peace Corps to Place Same Sex Couples

Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet today announced that the agency will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas.