raisingboys.ca

Because We Can Raise Kind, Confident, Respectful Boys

This Father’s Day season, every donation helps more fathers support boys with confidence, empathy, and connection.

We are on a mission to raise $10,000 to help more fathers feel ready for the conversations boys need most.

Boys Are Growing Up in a Different World

Many parents and caregivers are trying to help boys navigate:

  • Harmful online influences and the manosphere

  • Misogyny and online hate

  • Emotional isolation and mental health challenges

  • Pressure to suppress emotions

  • Unrealistic expectations around masculinity

  • Sextortion and online exploitation

At the same time, many fathers and caregivers want to show up for boys in positive ways, but do not always feel equipped for the conversations boys need today.

That is why we created raisingboys.ca.

We are helping parents and caregivers navigate modern boyhood

Today, many parents and caregivers are trying to support boys through a rapidly changing world shaped by online influence, social pressure, emotional isolation, and evolving conversations around masculinity and relationships.

raisingboys.ca was created to help families navigate these realities with practical, prevention-focused resources grounded in empathy, connection, and healthy development.

Through raisingboys.ca, families can access resources and conversations focused on:

  • emotional well-being and mental health

  • healthy masculinity and positive role models

  • online radicalization and the manosphere

  • sextortion and online exploitation

  • healthy relationships and communication

  • empathy, confidence, and emotional resilience

Because parents and caregivers should not have to navigate Modern Boyhood alone.

Featured Resources

  • 80% of educators have witnessed misogynistic behaviours in the classroom.

    RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

    White Ribbon recently published the most comprehensive Canadian survey to date on the growing influence of online misogyny, examining its impact on the beliefs, attitudes and behaviours of boys and young men.

    Read the Report

  • The Complete Parents’ Guide to ‘The Manosphere’ and Online Radicalization

    MANOSPHERE AND RADICALIZATION

    Start here. This guide helps you make sense of the manosphere and online radicalization—what it is, how boys are drawn in, and what it means for your child.

    Access The Guide

  • The Manbox

    NAVIGATING MASCULINITY

    The ‘Manbox’ helps explain the invisible pressures boys and men face to fit into narrow ideas of masculinity. This video offers a powerful starting point for parents to understand how these expectations shape behaviour, emotions, and relationships—and how to begin meaningful conversations with their children.

    Watch the Video

About raisingboys.ca

At raisingboys.ca, we’re here to support you, not to judge or tell you how to parent.

This platform was created by White Ribbon to give parents practical tools, guidance, and real-world strategies to help boys grow into kind, confident, and respectful people.

Whether you're navigating online content, relationships, or conversations about masculinity, you’ll find resources designed to meet you where you are.

Because we can raise kinder,

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