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Boys are From Mars, Parents are From Another Solar System
Learn to talk with boys about their feelings in their own language.More and more I believe boys may be from another planet … and some mornings, there are no space shuttles.I don’t know if things are...
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Puberty: 3/16
Like puberty isn’t bad enough, but some people have to go and write about it.Go ahead: tell us the stories that it makes you shudder to recall. Because it is when you begin to tell the story that you...
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The Problem with Pink
Why are parents of boys threatened by a color?My friend’s child wants a pink bike.That’s not a problem—lots of companies make pink bikes. For girls.Her child is a boy.It’s hard being a boy who’s drawn...
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Big Boys Do Cry
Janet D. Thomas shares how “boys don’t cry” is an old idea whose time has come to shift.–Could you retire if you got a dollar every time you heard the phrase, “Be a big boy and stop crying?” I know I...
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It’s Never Okay To Say ‘Gay’ When You Really Mean ‘Stupid’
How well-meaning parents support bullying by not addressing inappropriate comments made in their presence by other people’s kids.–Imagine you’re driving carpool. Your child is sitting shotgun,...
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Violence In The Everyday Lives Of Our Boys
Does being a guy mean that you have to fight? –“Mom, I’ve decided I need a pocket knife. And a pellet gun.”My nine year-old had been begging us for a pocketknife for years. This seemed like a...
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When Did Play Get So Nice?
Would children be better off without adult-imposed rules, limiting their play?—While watching a program on snow monkeys, I was fascinated by how their young played. There was hitting, pushing,...
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A Man’s Mission For Manhood: a Legacy For Little Boys
Embed from Getty ImagesMen must be true to their natural ability to instruct young boys into becoming compassionate, future leaders.—It’s truly a shame how a boy is raised so incomplete, so...
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5 Great Things Moms Can Teach Their Sons
Teen Writer Xavier Talks About Lessons He Learned From His Mom –When I think about my mother, I think of a few key lessons I’ve learned. I know I’m only 14 but a kid my age can learn a lot. Boys are...
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9 Ways ‘Lazy’ Parenting Raises Great Men
What happens to our kids when we choose not to adopt a “parenting philosophy”?—Helicopter Parenting. Free Range Parenting. Sharenting. The names go on and on.We all reap rewards and pay the price for...
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When Raising Boys, Transparency Brings Freedom
Embed from Getty Images Because I’ve been transparent with my son, he’s eager to share the moments of his life with me.—As a parent, my motto has always been honesty always and in all ways. This...
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What’s Right Is Always Worth the Fight: a Mother and Son Watch the Election...
Embed from Getty ImagesOn election night, I slept, for a brief few hours, in my 10-year-old son’s room. Under his Star Wars quilt, atop which the Rebel Fighters battle the Death Star, Jack’s warm,...
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It’s Best to Stay in Your Own Lane when Dealing with a Bully
I deal with a bully on the daily.Day in, day out. This bullying has been going on for years and, as circumstances will have it, will continue for several more.I am the target of bullying in the form...
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Raising Our Sons to Be This Kind of Man
Embed from Getty Images—Women love to complain about men.“He ain’t shit…”“It’s so hard to find a good man.”“He doesn’t know how to treat a woman.”Women seem to be the experts on how a man should act,...
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I Love Being a Boy Mama
I am the mother of three boys and I can’t imagine it any other way. I may be the only female in the house but I don’t feel like the odd one out.When I was pregnant for the third (and last) time I had...
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Our Child is Transgender
Dear Friends, Family, and Everyone Else This May Concern: We have some news. Those closest to us already know, and others have guessed, but now that it’s about to become officially official, we wanted...
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