Prong #2 of my Summer Safety Program: Preparation. A well-stocked first aid kit is an essential for anyone who spends time with boys. You don’t have to have an official, pre-loaded first aid kit –but you do need to have the essentials on hand and
Ah, summer! Outdoor air, sun, sports, sand, swimming, biking — and blisters, sunburns and broken bones. Are you prepared to handle the most common summer injuries? I’ve found a two-pronged approach to be most helpful. Prong #1: Prevention Wrapping our boys in bubble wrap to
by Dr. G “I’m tired!” I sounded surprised, which was, I believe, the only strange part of this exclamation. As I was pregnant, and in residency, you’d think this would be a given, no? “Sweetheart,” my husband would tell me, “Give yourself a break. You’re
To celebrate the launch of BuildingBoys.net, I’m giving away 5 BuildingBoys t-shirts! The shirts feature our super-awesome logo (as designed by our web designer extraordinaire, Ron Doyle), 3/4 length sleeves and a super-comfy, soft material. I know I’m biased, but I’m telling you: this
How would you like that responsibility — raising the prince? That was the question my mom posed to the table last night, in the midst of a raucous family dinner that included my mother and father (now both in their 70s), my oldest brother and
by Jennifer Fink Just-released data indicates that Hasbro’s “boy toy” division is not doing well. According to their financial reports, revenue for the boys’ toys division dropped 35 percent in the 2nd quarter. This is the fifth straight quarter that the boys’ division has reported
Boys will enhance your world, if you let them. My four sons have expanded my world in so many ways. If not for my boys, I’d have no idea what Minecraft is. (OK, I still don’t really understand Minecraft , but I at least have a
…Love to Fight? Most boys don’t love to fight, but the ones that do, do it to show their strength. -Max, age 10 Boys like to fight because it separates the kids from the boys. It is also about that rush of adrenalin you get
Photo by robertelyov via Flickr 1 out of 5 sexually active teenage boys does not receive info regarding condom usage or birth control from their parents, doctors or teachers. That’s according to a report by the Center for Advancing Health. The report, which looked at
It’s summer here, and that means baseball. Three of my four boys play baseball — on four different teams. How can that be?, you may wonder. Well, Boy #2 actually plays on two different teams, his regular team (which plays during the week) and a
I’m not generally a big fan of homework. If your boys are in school, you know that are only so many precious hours between the end of the school day and bedtime, time that must be divvied up between relaxing, eating, spending time with family,
I can talk and write about boys until the proverbial cows come home. But I will never be able to tell you exactly what boys think and feel and wonder. That’s why I’d like your sons help. I’d like to collect (and post) some short
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