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Christopher Pepper

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San Francisco
As seen in: Teen Health Today, The New York Times, Greater Good: The Science of The Meaningful Life, Building Boys Bulletin, Provoked Newsletter, Sex and the State, Sparkle on Substack, Substack, YourTango, San Francisco Chronicle, Hachette Book Group (HBG) and
Covers:  Health, Education, Sex Ed, Boys, Masculinity, Gender, Substance Use, Healthy Relationships, Teenagers, Mental Health, Consent, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, LGBTQ inclusion
Award-winning health educator, speaker, and writer. ⬩Book in process: "TALK TO YOUR BOYS" (@WorkmanPub 2025). 👉 FREE Newsletter: teenhealthtoday.com

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Christopher Pepper writes the Teen Health Today newsletter and is the co-author of the book Talk To Your Boys. He is an award-winning health educator in the San Francisco Unified School District, where he has taught thousands of students about topics like sleep, mental health, and sexuality. Christopher also helps coordinate the district's Young Men’s Health Project, which brings middle and high school boys together to talk about relationships, emotions, and healthy ma…

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What Teens Say About Phones In Schools

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By Christopher Pepper
| Teen Health Today
Since the first iPhone was introduced in 2007, smartphones have become ubiquitous and have changed adolescence dramatically. One of the places this change has shown up most clearly is in schools, where phone use has become a major area of contention. Teachers complain about how distracting phones are and how much they interfere with learning, and news reports say that phones are making fights both more common and more vicious.
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Fireworks, Watermelon, And Immigration Talk

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By Christopher Pepper
| Teen Health Today
Hi Friends, The United States is celebrating its 250th birthday this week. American readers, in addition to joining joyous “Take Me Home, Country Roads” sing-a-longs (which you should definitely do!), I would love to encourage you to think about the kind of country you want to live in, the values that are important to you, and how you’d like us to treat immigrants and refugees.
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The Cast Of "This Is Us" Shares Our Parenting Advice

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By Christopher Pepper
| Teen Health Today
Hi Readers, Joanna Schroeder and I had a thrill this week when we heard actor Sterling K. Brown spreading the word about our book Talk To Your Boys on the “That Was Us” podcast with Mandy Moore and Chris Sullivan. There’s a clip avove, and here’s the full episode if you want to check it out. Like many people, Brown first learned about the book when Priya Parker recommended it on The Ezra Klein show.
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