The Four Dos and Don'ts of Divorce | Warren Farrell | EP 187

Dr. Warren Farrell and I discuss his book “The Boy Crisis” which explores the challenges boys face in education, mental health, relationships with fathers, and more. Together we steer the conversation towards the overwhelming experience of being a young male navigating through early adolescent years into adulthood.

Warren Farrell is a well-established author who was chosen as one of the world's top 100 thought leaders at the Financial Times. His books have been published in more than 50 countries and 19 different languages. Farrell is the author of New York Times Bestsellers “The Boy Crisis” and “Why Men Are The Way They Are”. Warren Farrell has been involved in a manifold of powerful movements focused on men and women and has been featured on over a thousand television shows including Oprah Winfrey, and Larry King.

Find out more about Dr. Warren Farrell here

[00:00] Jordan Peterson introduces Warren Farrell.

[02:30] Why we are not attending “The Boy Crisis" and delayed gratification.

[13:00] Why we do not attest to “The Boy Crisis” and the disposable male crisis.

[17:30] The role of anger and couples communication.

[21:30] Criticisms from men on "traditional marriage" and the prejudice of the court system to men and custody battles.

[28:00] The four most detrimental things that children need in order to do their best.

[33:00] The development advantages when both father and mother are involved and delayed gratification.

[36:30] The disagreeableness of fathers and examples of delayed gratification.

[(43:30] Teaching a child "no."

[45:00] Examples of delayed gratification in fathers.

[49:00] Personality traits in parenting.

[55:00] The zone of proximal development.

[01:02:30] The importance of parental dialogue and quality time.

[01:06:30] The developmental advantage of fathers teaching 'teasing.'

[01:14:30] Men and women cohabiting in a workplace.

[01:24:00] The differences of choices between men and women lead to men making more money.

[01:25:30] The father's Catch 22.

[01:33:30] Why are fathers making more money? The importance of respect in relationships.

[01:38:00] The competitiveness around men and women and the fear of rejection.

[01:45:30] Robert Crum's bird-headed woman.

[01:50:00] In light of this information, what do we do?

[01:53:30] Dr. Thornhill and biological elements for attraction.

[02:00:30] What we can do to help, and the issues faced to implement such actions.

[02:04:00] The Father Warrior Program idea.

[02:09:00] Dr. Farrell's suggestions to both Trump & Biden administrations.

[02:14:00] Dad deprived situations, and Dr. Farrell's experience talking to the prison population.

[02:16:00] The importance of role models and what single moms can do.

[02:21:30] Issues Farrell faced while getting through with both political parties.

[02:26:30] Drafting and male privilege.

[02:31:00] The dialogue that's needed in our culture.

Visit www.jordanbpeterson.com to view more information about Jordan, his books, lectures, social media, blog posts, and more.

Jordan B. Peterson is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist, and the author of the multi-million copy bestseller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, #1 for nonfiction in 2018 in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands, Brazil and Norway, and slated for translation into 50 languages.

Dr. Peterson has appeared on many popular podcasts and shows, including the Joe Rogan Experience, The Rubin Report, H3H3 Podcast, and many more. Dr. Peterson’s own podcast has focused mainly on his lecture series, covering a great deal of psychology and historical content.

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