2017 was the year I realized how hungry parents are for information about tween and teen boys — and yet another year in which my own teens challenged everything I thought I knew. (For most of the year, I had 3 teens and 1 tween.)
As parents, we want to ensure that our boys strike the right balance in their life. It’s not at all unusual for boys to go through a stage where they’re consumed by video games — and not at all unusual for parents to panic about
Image source Building a strong relationship with your sons is of the utmost importance if you want them to grow up feeling loved and supported, if you want them to feel able to come to your with any and all of their problems, and if
The youth are the future, as every generation has known, but what are we doing to ensure that they’re in the best possible shape to go out into the world and fix the social, environmental, and political issues that our generation doesn’t have the answers
It is the age of technology. The overwhelming amount of new tech coming out at a rapid pace is apparent in every aspect of life, and the newer generations are getting more and more accustomed to it at a young age. Children today are exposed
Do you remember the information you were taught in primary school? Of course, we all have a basic memory of what we learned – seeing as we can, for the most part, read, write and count. But do you remember the actual lessons that you
Are all fourteen year old boys assholes? That’s the question a friend posed to me lately. She’s not the first to ask a version of that question, and I doubt she’ll be the last because something happens to our boys between the ages of 10
When most people think of nurses, they picture females. That’s because, as children, most of us learned that women are nurses and men are doctors. But, even though you may have been taught this misconception when you were growing up, it doesn’t mean you need
Image Teaching your children how to perform first aid is a life skill which can prove invaluable to them later on through their lives. If they ever come into a situation where they or their loved ones require medical assistance, they will be trained to
https://www.pexels.com/photo/boys-childhood-children-daylight-551581/ When your kids are quite active, you have to make sure that you’re able to keep on top of their health levels. Between running around at school, sports practices, and then running around at home, it won’t be long before they get tired out.
The goal is not to come out with lines such as “learning is fun”. As a child, learning isn’t always fun. We all remember that. We all might’ve had a few subjects that piqued our interest enough for us to retain attention during lessons, but
It’s not easy to watch your son struggle with rejection or frustration — whether your son is a toddler who can’t quite reach a desired object, or understand why you won’t let him play with that shiny knife, or a teenager who was laughed at
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