Raising Boys & Girls Episode 366: Helping Boys Become Capable Men with Sherman Bucher
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Apr 14, 2026 Sherman Bucher, director of child and adolescent counseling who leads boys’ programs and parent groups, discusses boys’ rising anxiety and openness to help. He talks about harmful online messages, redefining strength as emotional awareness, the importance of real friendships beyond screens, healthy risk-taking, consistent boundaries at home, and the role of fathers and male mentors.
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Capability Shows Up As Willingness To Try Harder Things
- Capability for boys often looks like willingness to take the next step despite uncertainty.
- Sherman uses a basketball challenge example where hitting a harder target felt more rewarding than the easy baseline.
Online Manosphere Shapes A Narrow View Of Male Strength
- New online voices like the manosphere shape boys' ideas of strength into dominance and measurable success.
- Sherman recommends parents educate themselves, citing the documentary Into the Manosphere as context for those influences.
Teach Boys Emotions Are Part Of Strength
- Redefine strength by encouraging boys to use their full emotional range rather than shutting feelings off.
- Sherman suggests parents call emotions a tool and remind boys that experiencing sadness deepens capacity for joy.