June is Men’s Health Month – Your Optimal Health

‘On the Record’: June is Men’s Health Month

25 SPORTS. JUNE IS MEN’S HEALTH MONTH AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE YOUNGEST MEN IN OUR AREA. THE STUDIES ARE CLEAR. BOYS FEEL LEFT BEHIND. AND WOMEN NOW OUTPACE MEN WHEN IT COMES TO COLLEGE ATTENDANCE OF ALL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, ABOUT 57% OF MEN SEEK HIGHER EDUCATION, COMPARED TO TWO THIRDS OF FEMALES. A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF BOYS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEM, AND YOUNG MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO SELF-HARM. IN 2023, THE SUICIDE RATE FOR MALES WAS 21. FOR EVERY 100,000, COMPARED TO WOMEN’S FIVE PER 100,000. SO WHAT’S BEHIND THESE TRENDS AND HOW IS OUR COMMUNITY RALLYING AROUND YOUNG BOYS TO BETTER SUPPORT THEM? LET’S GO ON THE RECORD. YOU’RE WATCHING ON THE RECORD ON WPBF 25. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I’M FELICIA RODRIGUEZ. WHEN IT COMES TO THE MENTAL HEALTH OF KIDS AND PARTICULARLY BOYS, IT CAN BE CHALLENGING AS PARENTS AND MENTORS TO KNOW THE RIGHT THINGS TO DO AND SAY. OUR SHANE WRIGHT SAT DOWN WITH A LOCAL PSYCHIATRIST WHO EXPLAINS WHY THIS IS AT 15 YEARS OLD. I’M A FRESHMAN AT KINGS ACADEMY, HAS HIS PLATE FULL, SO YOU’RE KIND OF A BUSY YOU’RE BUSY KID AT 15 YEARS OLD, RIGHT? YES. FROM FOOTBALL TO TAEKWONDO AND JIU JITSU. EVEN ACTING TO GO ALONG WITH HIS SCHOOLWORK AND CHORES AT HOME. IT’S A LOT. THIS WEEK I WAS SICK, AND I HAD SO MUCH HOMEWORK I HAD TO MAKE UP, AND I JUST FELT LIKE, SO STRESSED ABOUT EVERYTHING. I JUST FELT LIKE I COULD NEVER, LIKE, REALLY GET THROUGH IT ALL. I JUST FEEL SO OVERLOADED WITH IT ALL. WE ALL STRUGGLE. WE ALL HAVE SOME SIMILAR STRUGGLES OR OVERLAPS, BUT THERE ARE SOME UNIQUE STRUGGLES IN ADOLESCENCE. PSYCHIATRIST DOCTOR DAVID HUSTED WITH PSYCHIATRY OF THE PALM BEACHES, SAYS ONE THING TO REMEMBER WHEN IT COMES TO THE MENTAL HEALTH OF TEENAGERS IS JUST THAT. THEY’RE STILL JUST TEENAGERS. THEY DON’T YET KNOW WHO THEY ARE. ADOLESCENTS. IT’S ACTUALLY A VERY NORMAL PART OF ADOLESCENCE IS THAT YOU’RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHO YOU ARE. YOU’RE YOU’RE SEEKING YOUR IDENTITY. ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, GLOBALLY, 1 IN 7, 10 TO 19 YEAR OLDS EXPERIENCES A MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER, AND THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG THOSE AGED 15 TO 29 YEARS OLD. SUICIDE. SINCE THEY DON’T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, THEY THEY HAVEN’T FULLY FORMED THEIR IDENTITY. THEY’RE VERY INSECURE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT. THE MORE WE KNOW WHO WE ARE, THE MORE SECURE WE BECOME IN OUR OWN SKIN, HE SAYS. WARNING SIGNS A CHILD COULD BE STRUGGLING INCLUDE THEM BEING IRRITABLE, MOODY, A LOT OF TURMOIL AND DRAMA IN THEIR FRIEND GROUP. BUT AS A PARENT, HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO. BE AWARE. BE CONNECTED. MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE. TALK TO YOUR TEENS. BE PRESENT. AND WHEN HAVING THOSE TOUGH DISAGREEMENTS, REMEMBER YOU ARE THE ADULT. WE’RE MODELING PROPER BEHAVIOR. SOMETIMES EMOTIONS ARE HIGH AND TEMPERS CAN FLARE. AND AS I TELL MY PATIENTS ALL THE TIME AND I TELL MYSELF THIS, MOMENTS ARE MOMENTARY, LET’S WIN THIS MOMENT. AND WINNING THIS MOMENT DOESN’T MEAN WINNING THE ARGUMENT. IT’S MANAGING THIS MOMENT WELL. AND THAT WAS OUR SHAYNE WRIGHT WITH THAT STORY. LOTS TO GET TO ON THIS TOPIC. AND JOINING ME NOW TO CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION IS BRIANNA ROBINSON. SHE IS THE RESILIENCE AND WELLNESS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE CAN’T REALLY HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, THOUGH, ABOUT BOYS MENTAL HEALTH WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT THE STIGMA THAT’S REALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IT WHEN IT COMES TO THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND BOYS AND NOT TALKING AND SHARING ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS AND THEIR EMOTIONS, THAT’S GOOD. SO WHAT I WILL SAY IS, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAS BEEN THIS SOCIAL. EXPECTATION FOR YOUNG BOYS TO BE STRONG, BUT WE’VE KIND OF MISCUED WHAT STRONG MEANS. SO WE TEACH YOUNG BOYS THAT THEY CAN’T BE EMOTIONAL, THEY CAN’T EXPRESS THEIR EMOTIONS. AND SO SOMEHOW WE HAVE TIED SHOWING EMOTIONS AS A FEMININE TRAIT. SO A LOT OF TIMES YOUNG BOYS REVERT TO ANGER, WHICH IS A SECONDARY EMOTION. SO SOMETIMES IT’S KIND OF WALKING THEM THROUGH THOSE BIG FEELINGS AND REALLY TRYING TO DIG TO SAY YOUR ANGER IS VALID. BUT AT THE ROOT OF THAT, WHAT ARE YOU FEELING? BECAUSE KIDS ARE SPONGES, RIGHT? SO WE CAN’T REALLY EXPECT THEM TO KNOW HOW TO MANAGE TOUGH FEELINGS. IT’S KIND OF LIKE SAYING, JUST GET ON THE BIKE AND RIDE LIKE, NO. THEY NEED TO BE GUIDED. THEY NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE WALKING WITH THEM THROUGH THOSE TOUGH FEELINGS. SO I THINK HAVING A CONVERSATION STARTS AT HOME AND WITH THE ADULTS THAT ARE ADVOCATES AND STAKEHOLDERS THAT AFFECT OUR KIDS ON THE DAILY, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUNG BOYS, WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON BREAKING DOWN THAT STIGMA AND THAT EXPECTATION THAT THEY CAN’T HAVE THE FLUIDITY OF EMOTIONS THAT WOMEN ARE GIVEN. SO WE HAVE TO START THERE. YEAH. I MEAN, LIKE SEEMS TO COME FROM THEY’RE SUPPRESSING THOSE EMOTIONS AND THOSE FEELINGS AND THEY REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THEM. SO THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS REALLY CAN BE DIRE, LIKE YOU SAID, BECAUSE THEY’RE EXPRESSING IT IN AN ANGER. THEY’RE MISDIRECTING THAT MEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES. WE’VE LEARNED TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE THEN, OF STARTING EARLY WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHING THESE YOUNG BOYS HOW TO DEAL WITH THESE EMOTIONS AND HOW TO SHARE AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES PROPERLY. YEAH. SO I THINK IT STARTS WITH CREATING THE SPACE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, NOT NECESSARILY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I USED TO HEAR GROWING UP, I HAD A LOT OF MALE FRIENDS, RIGHT. SO WE’VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS. IT’S DON’T CRY. YOU’RE ACTING LIKE A GIRL, RIGHT? SO AGAIN, GOING BACK TO TYING THAT STIGMA, THAT SHOWING EMOTIONS IS A FEMININE TRAIT. IT’S A WEAKNESS. YES. RIGHT. CORRECT. BUT REALLY VULNERABILITY IS A POWER. IT’S A SUPERPOWER. RIGHT. BECAUSE WE’RE CREATING THIS SPACE TO SAY, HEY, I SEE YOU. RIGHT. SO IN THIS SPACE, IT’S NOT ABOUT MALE, IT’S NOT ABOUT WOMEN. IT’S REALLY ABOUT YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL. AND WHAT ARE YOUR NEEDS? AND YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT, BECAUSE I KNOW BEING RAISED IN A HISPANIC FAMILY, TALK ABOUT IT. YES. YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW, YOUR YOUR DAD IS GOING TO TALK TO THE DAUGHTER DIFFERENTLY THAN HE TALKS TO CORRECT THE SON. AND I REMEMBER THINGS THAT MY DAD SAID TO MY BROTHER VERSUS ME AND HOW HE TALKED TO HIM. IF HE GOT EMOTIONAL ABOUT SOMETHING. SO TALK ABOUT HOW CULTURE AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN HOW THE PARENTS WERE RAISED AND THEN HOW THEY’RE RAISING THEIR KIDS. YEAH. SO MY BIGGEST THING IS WHEN I TALK ABOUT FAMILY DYNAMICS, MY BIGGEST THING IS BREAKING GENERATIONAL CURSES, RIGHT? AND SO WHEN WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, SOMETIMES IT’S ABOUT LIKE BREAKING OR BEATING POVERTY. BUT REALLY GENERATIONAL CURSES CAN BE ANYTHING THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN THROUGH THE GENERATIONS. RIGHT. SO AGAIN, GOING BACK TO, YOU KNOW, YOUR DAD SPEAKING TO YOUR BROTHER A CERTAIN WAY VERSUS HOW HE SPOKE TO YOU. AGAIN, IT’S THAT LIKE EXPECTATION THAT YOU’RE GOING TO BE TOUGH. LIKE YOU DON’T HAVE TIME TO BE BE ANGRY OR UPSET. AND I THINK LITTLE BOYS AND LITTLE GIRLS, WE ARE RAISED AND CONDITIONED A CERTAIN WAY. SO FROM A YOUNG AGE, LITTLE BOYS ARE TAUGHT YOU DON’T HAVE TIME TO BE EMOTIONAL. YOU NEED TO GROW UP AND YOU NEED TO BE A PROVIDER ONE DAY. AND SO TALKING TO, LET’S SAY, SOCIOECONOMIC PROBLEMS OR CHALLENGES, SOMETIMES THERE’S CERTAIN POPULATIONS THAT IT’S NOT THAT THEY DON’T WANT HELP, BUT THERE’S NO ACCESS TO RESOURCES. THERE’S FAMILIES THAT WANT HELP. BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION. THEY MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES. AND SOMETIMES, AGAIN, IT’S JUST THEY SIMPLY JUST DON’T KNOW. RIGHT. SO WE’RE EXPECTING FAMILIES TO FIGURE IT OUT, BUT NOT SENDING HELP TO THEM. RIGHT. SO I ALWAYS EMPHASIZE IT’S NOT EQUALITY BUT EQUITY. RIGHT. WE’RE GOING TO TALK A LOT MORE ABOUT THIS BRIANNA. SO I APPRECIATE YOU STAYING WITH US. THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES AFTER THIS BREAK. HOW THE COMMUNITY IS STEPPING UP TO BETTER SUPPORT YOUNG MEN AND BOYS. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK. WPBF 25 NEWS INVESTIGATES WITH TERRI PARKER. YOU CHANGED YOUR NAME. YOU CHANGED YOUR COMPANY’S NAME. WHY YOU KEEP RIPPING PEOPLE OFF? IMPACTFUL. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE OF WEST PALM BEACH FEEL LIKE THEY’RE BEING PROTECTED? HELPING VICTIMS? WE ARE IN TOUCH WITH THE HOTEL MANAGEMENT, TRYING TO SEE IF THERE’S ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. 30 YEARS IN THE MARKET, THE MAN IS NOW IN THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY JAIL CHARGED WITH BATTERY ON AN OFFICER. I’M TERRY PARKER. JOIN ME EVERY THURSDAY AT 6:00 FOR WPBF 25 NEWS INVESTIGATES. 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AWAKE AND WONDER AT THE ALL NEW WILD OASIS AND ENJOY SPECTACULAR NEW SHOWS FROM DAY TO NIGHT. SUMMER AT BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY. GET TICKETS FOR AS LOW AS 65.99. YOU’RE WATCHING ON THE RECORD ON WPBF 25. THANKS FOR STAYING WITH US. WE ARE CONTINUING OUR CONVERSATION THIS MORNING ON YOUNG BOYS AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. YOUR COMMUNITY OBVIOUSLY CAN PLAY A BIG ROLE IN HELPING KIDS SUCCEED IN THIS ARENA. NO ONE KNOWS THAT BETTER THAN BRIANNA ROBINSON. AND BRIANNA, YOU WORK AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. YOU ARE THE RESILIENCE AND WELLNESS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE BECAUSE YOU’RE REALLY ARE ADDING SO MUCH TO THIS CONVERSATION. SO THANK YOU. TO START, AS WE’VE BEEN SAYING, STIGMA REALLY PLAYS A BIG PART IN THIS. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND BOYS, THERE’S REALLY A BIG DISCREPANCY. GIRLS ARE A LOT MORE WILLING TO OPEN UP AND TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS AND THEIR EMOTIONS. TALK A LITTLE BIT, IF YOU WILL, ABOUT HOW THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY REALLY FIGHTS BACK AND WORKS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS ARENA. YEAH. SO IN MY DEPARTMENT, WE BASICALLY HAVE A BUNCH OF PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUMS THAT WE FLOW THROUGH ALL OF OUR 20 SITES, RIGHT? SO ESSENTIALLY IT’S FINDING CURRICULUMS THAT WE CAN TAILOR TO DIFFERENT TARGETED AREAS. SO LIKE IDENTIFYING EMOTIONS, BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE POSITIVE COPING SKILLS. RIGHT. SO WE DON’T NEGATE FROM THE FACT THAT ANGER IS AN EMOTION. WE ALLOW THEM TO PROCESS THROUGH THAT, BUT ALSO IN A HEALTHY WAY. SO WE HAVE CURRICULUMS THAT TOUCH ON CBT, WHICH IS COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY THEORY. AND SO WE JUST KIND OF DELIVERED DIFFERENT CURRICULUMS THAT TOUCH ON DIFFERENT THINGS IN A WAY THAT OUR KIDS CAN UNDERSTAND IT. RIGHT. SO WE SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE, WE ADD IN MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY TO KIND OF TEACH THEM, LIKE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO USE AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. WE BRING IN THE PROFESSIONALS TO COME IN AND SPEAK TO OUR KIDS. SO WE HAVE TONS OF PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE BRING IN WITH THERAPISTS. WE WORK WITH PERSONALIZED RATES THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO SOME OF OUR MEMBERS, AND WE’VE KIND OF JUST CULTIVATED A SPACE FOR THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO TAKE PLACE. YEAH. NOW YOU OVERSEE ALL 20 CLUBS OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY. INCREASE IN AWARENESS? YEAH. YOU KNOW, IS THAT MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? IT IS. IT IS BETWEEN THE PARENTS AND THE KIDS. YES. SO I OVERSEE THE PROGRAM AND ALL OF THE 20 CLUBS THAT WE OVERSEE IN THE PALM BEACH COUNTY AREA, WE DEFINITELY ARE SEEING THE BOAT SLOWLY BUT SURELY MOVING. SO WE DEFINITELY INCORPORATE PARENT NIGHTS ONCE A MONTH IN OUR SITES WHERE WE ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO COME OUT AND TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH US. RIGHT. BECAUSE IF WE’RE WORKING WITH OUR BABIES AND WE’RE TEACHING THEM THE RIGHT THINGS, WE WANT TO KNOW THAT WE’RE EQUIPPING THE PARENTS AS WELL. SO WHEN THEY SEE THAT SHIFT, BECAUSE THEY DO, WHEN THEY SEE THE SHIFT IN THEIR BABIES, THEY’RE GOING TO COME ASKING QUESTIONS, RIGHT? SO ESSENTIALLY, WE CREATE THAT SPACE FOR THE FAMILIES AND THE PARENTS TO COME TO GET THAT KNOWLEDGE, TO GET THE SKILLS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. RIGHT. BECAUSE NO ONE IS TEACHING US THESE THINGS. RIGHT? SO ESSENTIALLY, WE’RE JUST CREATING SPACE FOR NOT ONLY THE KIDS, BUT ALSO THE GUARDIANS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM. AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS. SO IT’S A IT’S REALLY A BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE. I WILL SAY WE JUST STARTED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH ANOTHER ORGANIZATION, ACTIVE MINDS, AND WE JUST HAD A WRAP UP MEETING WITH THEM, AND THEY WERE TELLING US, LIKE, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE SURVEYS, YOUR KIDS REALLY KNOW THEIR STUFF. THAT’S WONDERFUL TO SEE THE NEEDLE MOVING. YEAH, RIGHT. IT SHOULD BE. WHAT CAN PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS WHO ARE WATCHING DO IF THEY SUSPECT THAT THEIR CHILDREN MAY BE HAVING SOME TYPE OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES? I WOULD SAY FIRST, START WITH YOURSELF AND GIVE YOURSELF GRACE, BECAUSE WE’RE ALL LEARNING, RIGHT? WE’RE ALL BUILDING THE PLANE AS WE’RE FLYING IT. AND SO GIVE YOURSELF GRACE FOR THE THINGS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW AND CELEBRATE THE THINGS THAT YOU DO KNOW. I WOULD DEFINITELY ALSO ENCOURAGE MAYBE SPEAKING TO A PEDIATRICIAN, SPEAKING TO THE TEACHER, AND GOING WITH THE OPEN HEART AND OPEN MIND TO HEAR WHAT OTHER ADULTS ARE RECOGNIZING AND SEEING, AND TO KNOW THAT THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR BABY, RIGHT? LIKE EVEN IF THERE IS A MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE OR SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED SUPPORT IN, JUST KNOW THAT THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE. AND SO YOU HONOR YOUR CHILD BY SHOWING UP IN THAT SPACE AND ALSO ADVOCATING FOR THEM BY ALSO SAYING, BABY, IT’S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT AND WE’RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU THE WAY THAT YOU NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. SO IT’S JUST ABOUT BEING OPEN TO HEARING AND TO LEARNING AND UNLEARNING SOME OF THE UNHEALTHY THINGS THAT WE MIGHT HOLD ON TO FROM OUR CHILDHOOD. FOR SURE. WELL, IF ANYBODY WATCHING WANTS TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, HOW CAN THEY DO THAT? SO I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY WE’RE IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER RIGHT NOW. SO THE BEST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO CALL OUR MAIN OFFICE AT. WE ARE AT 800 NORTH POINT, SO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE IS LOCATED ON 45TH. SO GIVE US A CALL. WE’LL, YOU KNOW, LOOK UP YOUR ADDRESS. WE’LL TELL YOU YOU KNOW WHICH CLUB IS CLOSEST TO YOU SO WE CAN GET THEM SIGNED UP. I WOULD ALSO SAY RIGHT NOW JUST, YOU KNOW, ALSO TO HELP US ADVOCATE FOR OUR FUNDING, 21ST CENTURY, SOMETHING THAT’S KIND OF UP IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW WITH OUR FUNDING FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. SO WE’RE JUST ASKING PARENTS TO REACH OUT TO US TO HELP US ADVOCATE FOR THOSE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THE BEAUTIFUL WORK THAT WE’RE DOING IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY, BECAUSE THE KIDS NEED US AND WE WANT TO BE THERE, RIGHT? BUT WE’RE GOING TO NEED SOME HANDS TO ROW THE BOAT AS WELL. BRIANNA, YOU’RE DOING GREAT WORK. BRIANNA ROBINSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. WELL, STILL AHEAD, WE CAN’T TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. THE LOCAL GROUP WORKING TO GET SMARTPHONES OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND HELPING KIDS AND PARENTS THINKING SMARTER ABOUT THEIR DEVICES. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, AND I WAS REAR ENDED BY A DRIVER WHO WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE. WITHIN 30 DAYS, THEY HAD ME A SETTLEMENT FOR $300,000 INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. CALL US NOW. 611111 ON THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW. LAUGH IT UP WITH GEORGE LOPEZ. THEN IT’S RED FLAGS WITH SEXY RED. I’M SOLEDAD O’BRIEN. THIS WEEK ON MATTER OF FACT, DEVELOPMENT ENCROACHES ON A HISTORIC COMMUNITY. I’M NOT SELLING AN EFFORT TO HELP CURRENT RESIDENTS STAY. I WAS 52 AND A NEWLYWED WHEN I FOUND OUT SMOKING HAD BLOCKED THE ARTERIES TO MY LEGS. IT BECAME HARD TO EVEN WALK, SO I OFFERED TO END OUR MARRIAGE. I FELT LIKE HE HADN’T SIGNED UP FOR THIS. 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WE WANT KIDS TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY BEING KIDS, YOU KNOW, NOT GLUED TO A SCREEN, BUT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES. AND, YOU KNOW, SO MUCH OF THAT, I THINK, RESONATES WITH PARENTS NOWADAYS BECAUSE WE LIVED A VERY DIFFERENT LIFE THAN THE KIDS TODAY. YOU SEE KIDS WITH PHONES, YOU SEE KIDS WITH IPADS, ALL KINDS OF SCREENS. AND EVEN AS PARENTS, THE FIRST THING THAT WE DO IS TEND TO GIVE THEM THOSE DEVICES, RIGHT? THEY’VE BECOME BABYSITTERS FROM A VERY EARLY AGE AS A CONVENIENCE FOR US. RIGHT, EXACTLY. SO I THINK AT THIS POINT, MAMA IS EXISTS TO BE AN OUTLET FOR PARENTS TO COME TOGETHER AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON’T HAVE TO FEEL GUILTY FOR THIS. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY FORWARD FOR OUR KIDS TO NOT JUST HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT DEVICE IN THEIR HANDS, AND IT’S REALLY NOT A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING, RIGHT? THERE’S NO JUDGMENT HERE. IT’S NOT ANTI-TECH OR THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD USES FOR TECHNOLOGY. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW THESE DEVICES EVOLVE AND HOW KIDS AGE AND HOW PATTERNS DEVELOP, IT’S REALLY COMES INTO PLAY, HOW THEY’RE USED. AND SO THAT’S WHERE MAMA REALLY EXISTS. NOW YOU HAVE TWO CHILDREN. I DO A BOY AND A GIRL. YES. YOU HEARD ME EARLIER. SAY HOW? I REMEMBER MY DAD SPOKE TO US DIFFERENTLY. DO YOU TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN DIFFERENTLY? YEAH. I MEAN, LOOK, LIKE THE OTHER NIGHT WE HAD A FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT, RIGHT? AND THE KIDS, BOTH. MY BOY, MY DAUGHTER IS SEVEN. MY SON IS TEN. THEY SAW A PHONE, A LANDLINE PHONE, AND THEY SAID, WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THAT? AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOWED ME RIGHT THERE THE EVOLUTION OF WHERE WE’VE COME WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND WHAT, WHAT DOESN’T SEEM LIKE THAT LONG AGO. RIGHT. SO I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF HOW WE TALK DIFFERENTLY TO THEM, YOU KNOW, THERE’S A THREE YEAR AGE GAP. THERE’S A BOY AND A GIRL. BUT I THINK IN TERMS OF MY SON IN PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, HE’S STARTING TO GRAVITATE MORE TOWARDS FRIEND CONVERSATIONS. AND CAN I TALK TO MY FRIENDS ON MY IPAD AND FACETIME? AND SO WITH THAT, WE TRY MY WIFE AND MYSELF TRY TO GET FORTH THAT MESSAGE THAT WHATEVER YOU PUT OUT IN THAT SPACE IS THERE FOREVER. RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT’S A VERY IMPORTANT THING, BECAUSE YOU SEE IT NOW WITH ATHLETES THAT DEVELOP INTO PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND PEOPLE RACE THROUGH AND FIND SOMETHING THEY WROTE WHEN THEY WERE 13 ON A SOCIAL MEDIA BOARD. WE HAVE REMINDERS ON FACEBOOK ALL THE TIME, RIGHT? THEY POP UP FOR MEMORIES. EXACTLY. SO YES. AND YOU CAN’T WAIT TO DELETE THEM BECAUSE IT’S EMBARRASSING THAT YOU DID THAT SO MANY YEARS AGO. NOW YOU LOOK AT THE KIDS AND YOU TRY TO EDUCATE THEM THE BEST YOU CAN TO. LET’S NOT GET INTO TROUBLE LIKE THAT, RIGHT? WELL, TALK ABOUT THE ROLE THAT YOU SEE DADS PLAYING WHEN IT COMES TO THE ORGANIZATION WITH MAMA, WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING KIDS SAFE ONLINE. AND THESE FATHERS HAVE TO TALK TO THEIR SONS, LET’S SAY. AND WHEN IT COMES TO EMOTIONS AND TALKING ABOUT THOSE THINGS, HOW DO YOU TALK TO YOUR SON ABOUT EMOTIONS? RIGHT. AND THAT’S WHERE I CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BOY AND A GIRL. RIGHT. BOYS ARE. I COACH SOCCER AS WELL. BOYS ARE A LITTLE MORE HARDENED AND THEY DON’T OPEN UP AS MUCH WHERE GIRLS WILL TELL YOU ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THEIR LIFE, RIGHT? SO I THINK IN TERMS OF THAT, WHEN YOU WHEN I LOOK AT MY SON, I TRY TO CONNECT DEEPLY WITH HIM. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A FRIEND, WHICH IS ACTUALLY WHAT DREW ME INTO THIS GROUP, A CLOSE FRIEND THAT I GREW UP WITH WHO TOLD ME THAT HE SAID, WATCH OUT FOR WHEN YOUR KIDS BECOME TEENAGERS BECAUSE SOCIAL MEDIA IS JUST HORRIFIC IN THAT AGE RANGE. AND I ASKED SOME MORE ABOUT THAT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AND HE TEARED UP, RIGHT. AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER GETS BULLIED RELENTLESSLY. SHE DOESN’T WANT TO BE IN FRONT OF HER FRIENDS. SHE’S IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT THINK OF HER IN THIS WAY. THEY PUT PICTURES UP OF HER THAT BRING SHAME UPON HER. AND, YOU KNOW, HE’S LIKE, SHE’S A SWEET KID. SHE’S MY DAUGHTER. I THINK OF HER AS MY LITTLE GIRL. RIGHT. SO I THINK IN TERMS OF STORIES LIKE THAT, BEING ABLE TO SHARE THINGS THAT WILL CONNECT WITH YOUR KIDS, ESPECIALLY WITH MY SON, TO SAY, HEY, LET’S LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS THAT I KNOW THAT HAVE HAPPENED. WOULD YOU WANT TO FEEL THAT WAY? AND OF COURSE, OUR ANSWER IS NO, RIGHT? SO IT CAN’T JUST BE THE GENERIC DON’T DO THIS, DON’T DO THAT. THE MORE YOU TELL KIDS NOT TO DO SOMETHING, USUALLY THE MORE THEY WANT TO DO IT. SO YOU HAVE TO TELL A COMPELLING STORY. BUILD EMPATHY. EXACTLY. THAT TAKES IT AWAY. OKAY. WELL, CHRIS, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE WITH US REALLY QUICK. IF YOU COULD MENTION FOR FOLKS WHO PERHAPS WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH MAMA, HOW CAN THEY DO THAT? SURE. SO THEY CAN GO TO JOIN MAMA FOR THE OTHER THING I’LL MENTION WITH THAT IS THAT AT FIRST WHEN I HEARD THE ACRONYM MOTHERS AGAINST MEDIA ADDICTION, I THOUGHT, OH, MAYBE I’M NOT TO BE INVOLVED, RIGHT? AND THEN I WENT TO A MEETING AND LEARNED FROM SPEAKERS AND THE DIFFERENT ENGAGEMENTS THAT THEY PUT ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITH SCHOOLS THAT, NO, THIS IS OPEN TO MOTHERS, FATHERS, GRANDPARENTS, PEOPLE THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE KIDS, PEOPLE THAT WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. PEOPLE TEND TO CONFORM IN AREAS LIKE THIS. RIGHT? SO IF EVERYONE CAN BUY INTO AVOIDING SOCIAL MEDIA UNTIL A LATER AGE, NO PHONES IN SCHOOLS, IT’S MORE EFFECTIVE. AS A GROUP. THERE’S PLENTY OF DADS THAT BELONG TO THIS GROUP. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS MOODY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE WITH US ON THE RECORD. WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK. ARMOR VIEW REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS SHIELD YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BY SHUTTING OUT THE NOISE, KEEPING IN THE HEAT AND THE COOL, PROTECTING AGAINST NATURE’S HARSHEST ELEMENTS. SCHEDULE YOUR FREE IN-HOME OR SHOWROOM CONSULTATION AND GET 40% OFF NOW. 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‘On the Record’: June is Men’s Health Month

WPBF 25 goes “On the Record” about young men and their health during men’s health month.

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