How parents and caregivers can train boys to embrace healthy masculinity

Boys and men who strongly subscribe to fixed gender roles are known to have higher levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and lower self-esteem. — 123rf

To promote healthy masculinity, we need to first understand its nemesis, toxic masculinity.

Toxic masculinity is unhealthy because the idea of manliness or manhood can, in itself, be a pressure-cooker.