Men’s mental health struggles can begin in childhood - The Ashcroft

Men’s mental health struggles can begin in childhood - The Ashcroft

How we raise boys today must align with the men we want to see tomorrow. We cannot plant seeds of “don’t cry,” “be a man,” and dominance and expect to harvest empathy, emotional balance, and connection. We cannot demand that boys “provide and protect at all costs” and later expect emotional openness on demand. Where do men’s mental health struggles begin? Often, the answer starts in childhood, in the messages boys receive about emotions, strengt…