As an author, professional speaker and consultant to parents, educators, corporations, and professionals, Barry is well known for his highly practical and positive approach to building capacity, co-creating community and inspiring ingenuity and integrity.
• Educator – 25 years of public experience
• Registered Clinical Counsellor
• Best-selling Author of Boy Smarts – Mentoring Boys for Success at School and Boy
Smarts Action Study Guide
• Professional Speaker
• Founder of MentoringBoys.com
Boy Smarts reviewed by major American Psychology Journal!
If you are a parent or teacher of boys, Boys Smarts is smart reading. It may turn out to be the single most important book in your childrens early school life.
Featured by the Vancouver Sun as 1 of 25 Influential People to Watch for his innovative work on helping parents nd teachers to mentor boys for success.
Selected by the Canadian Association of Principals to present a keynote address at their National Conference in May of 2008.
Barry was featured in the BC College of Teachers Magazine, CONNECTED - Building and Inspiring a Community of Professional Educators.
Barry’s formula for a successful presentation…
1. Take well-researched and relevant topics of interest to parents, educators, and
professionals.
2. Add to it a presenter who can convert unmanageable situations to
manageable, difficult topics to easy, and theoretical concepts to concrete.
3. Include copious quantities of fun and laughter as a learning catalyst and your
result is a presentation people will be talking about – and applying! – for
months and years to come.
A sought-after master teacher and professional speaker, Barry has presented his ideas in Canada, U.S.A., Europe, New Zealand, India, as well as instructing at the University of British Columbia for several years.
In addition to public speaking, Barry MacDonald, is also a Relationship Coach and Registered Clinical Counsellor (M.A. – Counselling Psychology) serving couples and families in Surrey and White Rock, British Columbia. During a CBC interview he recently discussed his own joys and struggles when parenting teenage boys. |
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 Radio & Television Interviews
CBC National interview by Shelagh Rogers and with two mothers
on Sounds like Canada
Are single gendered classrooms the answer?
Interview with Marc
Forsythe
on BC Almanac
CKNW interview with Christie Clark, on the Bill Good Show
TV interview with Fanny Kiefer & Studio 4 on March 15, 2006
 Articles (PDF Format)
Are Boys Falling Behind? School Leaders Consider Gender Gap in Achievement
Marketwire, May 21, 2008
Boys Need More Understanding, Canadian Principals told
The Telegram, May 17, 2008
Seek to Discover Boys’ Strengths and Talents
The Record, February 13, 2008
Celebrate Differences!
Richmond News, January 18, 2008
Raising Boys - Developing common interests helps mothers and sons reconnect.
Peace Arch News, October 27, 2007
Effective Strategies for Parenting Boys
Comox Valley Echo, April 20, 2007
“Boys don't learn the same way girls do, expert teaches”
by Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun Front Page
“Boys will be boys?”
by Paul Abra, Island Parenting
“Raising Caring Boys – Presentation sold-out to 850 parents”
by Yumimi Pang, North Shore News
"No escaping that boys learn differently - how to raise caring, successful boys"
Pique Newsmagazine, Whistler
Smart Boys need Smart Parents – MacDonald shows how
by Natasha Jones, Langley Times
Mentoring Boys - Author enlightens locals at sold-out presentation - The Alberni Times
Boy Smarts Offers Insights into Teaching Boys
by Craig Spence, Student Success
Allowing Boys To Be Active Key To Keeping Them In Class
by Graeme Morton, The Calgary Herald
Boys Will Learn If They're Safe To Make Mistakes
by Diane Strandberg, The Tri-City News
Fostering Resiliency - Keynote to 700 educators
by Tim Chamberlin, Battle River School Division #31
Decoding your son’s learning style
by Erica Ehm, Toronto Post City Newsmagazine
Bringing up boys is complicated!
By Barry MacDonald, The Terrace Standard
Celebrating Boys
The Pitch, Calgary
Mentoring Boys with Barry MacDonald
Global TV News, October 18, 2004
From Boys To Men: Shaping Young Males Into Grownups Requires That Parents Understand Their Special Needs by Joanne Good, The Calgary Herald and later printed in papers across the country
Seminars Put Boys in Focus - Peace Arch News, White Rock, BC
Parent Advisory Councils everywhere are delighted when Barry MacDonald packs the house to hear his passionate message about the needs of boys. With creativity and humour he weaves together new gender understandings into an optimistic framework that shows us all how to bring out the best in boys. There is nodoubt that the ripple effects of his message will be positively felt by families for years to come.
To book Barry for a parent presentation contact sagepoint@telus.net
Barry MacDonald’s teacher presentations are jam-packed with practical information and techniques that can be used immediately to enhance student motivation and achievement. He carefully guides teachers through the corridors of boyhood and schooling and offers wise observations about their needs so that they can lead boys to success.
No matter what the event, Barry's playful humour and creative group facilitation turn any speaking engagement or workshop session into a fun, laughter filled, and practically applicable experience.
To book Barry for a teacher presentation contact sagepoint@telus.net
Barry MacDonald will inspire your audience with wit, wisdom and common sense.
He has encouraged thousands of people to cultivate reflective practice, honour individual capacities, respond to roadblocks and envision vibrant communities from the inside out.
With Barry on board as your keynote speaker you can relax knowing that your audience will be engaged, energized and inspired.
To book Barry for a keynote address contact sagepoint@telus.net
The definition of success in business has expanded. While success is still about achievement, accomplishment, profitability and revenue, it also includes community, quality of engagement and integrity.
Can you imagine what a difference it would make if our leaders and employees shared accountability for their actions, had a high degree of emotional intelligence and understood how to manage the complex dynamics that take place between people and within teams and organizations?
Indeed, it is often those seemingly inexplicable and intangible human factors that determine a person’s motivation, innovation and skill in navigating their working relationships.
Barry MacDonald will inspire people in your company to achieve their successful potential with his one-on-one and team-based executive mentoring and coaching.
Corporate clients include: MTM Wealth Planning Ltd.; Ernst & Young; Borden Ladner Gervais; McCarthy Tetrault; Phillip, Hager & North; KPMG; and Lifespeak.
To arrange executive mentoring/coaching contact sagepoint@telus.net
Barry MacDonald is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, skilled coach, and an effective parent consultant who assists people to strengthen their relationships as they transform problems to opportunities and gradually into joyful blessings.
Barry is a highly effective mentor who encourages boys and men to attain their optimum state of wellbeing. He coaches them to mindfully tune into emotions and thoughts rather than being tricked by emotions and outdated thinking patterns that lead to discouragement. As they learn to close the gap between their current experience and their true desires, they gradually feel more optimistic and step-by-step move toward achieving their life goals. They assume full responsibility by choosing their life path, rather than blaming or being controlled by past or current circumstances or people. Barry believes that it is our response to life that makes the difference.
Barry works in private practice with his wife, Therese MacDonald, who also practices as a Registered Clinical Counsellor, a Registered Nurse, and specializes in health and wellness. The combination of her counselling and nursing background provide her with a deep understanding of how the body participates and is influenced by stress. Therese’s practical approach incorporates teaching effective coping skills to address life stressors, developing transformative insight into behaviours, and assisting people to shift their gaze toward creating the experiences they desire in life.
Together, Barry and Therese are a powerful team, assisting individuals, couples, and families to build stronger and more vibrant relationships. They work in the Surrey - White Rock area of British Columbia and are available for consultation by telephone or in person.
Click here to read more about Barry and Therese's services.
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Barry MacDonald is an amazing public speaker, skilled relationship coach, and an effective consultant who assists people to strengthen their relationships and transform problems to opportunities and gradually into joyful blessings.
Celebrate Differences!
Richmond News, January 18, 2008
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Effective Strategies for
Parenting Boys
Comox Valley Echo, April 20, 2007
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Hot off the Press in September 2007
Boy Smarts Action Study Guide
“A great strength of this book is that it will challenge you to clarify your biases, while prompting you to develop a realistic action plan respecting the varied needs of boys. Indeed, this guide challenges us all to courageously find solutions rather than accentuate problems.”
Linda Albert, PhD
Author, Cooperative Discipline
To read Linda Albert’s Foreword to the book click here
“In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions."
Margaret Wheatley
Author, Leadership and the New Science
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
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"Using a first-class combination of humour, research, data, personal experience and dialogue with participants, Barry engaged the parents of our community throughout his day-long workshop on parenting boys. The feedback I received from parents confirmed the value and practicality of the information shared and the new perspectives gained in understanding the strengths and needs of our boys."
Brenda O'Brien, Social Worker, Canmore Family and Community Social Services
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