46 How to nurture boys into healthy, young men, without banning social media!
From Richard’s website:
In 2013, following many years of working with local young people through martial arts Richard Pomfrett created ‘Stay Safe! Workshops’. His vision was to help educate and protect as many young people as possible on the subjects of bullying and staying safe in their community. It was by starting off working closely with a handful of local schools, that gave him the opportunity to develop and create such unique and effective programmes for both.
Since 2013 Richard’s passion for his work as pushed him to continually evolve and shape ‘Stay Safe! Workshops’ to fit the needs of young people today.
It is through these specialised and unique sessions, that we aim to educate as many young people as possible. Raising awareness and passing on vital skills and knowledge at key stages in their development and helping prevent them from becoming part of the future dire statistics.
Reach out on thestaysafeinitiative.org.uk
Key points of the episode:
His growing up experiences and influences.
How he loves what he does, working with young people in schools, and how contrasting his school experience was.
How some school situations still to some degree affect him now.
How martial arts became a part of his life.
The anti-bullying and peer mentorship programmes he runs in schools.
How Andrew Tate and so much more have influenced teenage boys.
The age that boys begin to be influenced by social media.
The biggest online influence problems.
The impact of the 2025 series "Adolescence"
How the "Incel" movement and Tate are not connected at all.
The best time to chat with your kids about online influences/
His thoughts on the Australian Social Media ban