And the winners are: 1) Lisa Tennessen 2) Vesta 3) Ava Parnass All three winners will receive a copy of Raising Boys By Design: What the Bible and Brain Science Reveal About What Your Sons Need to Thrive by Michael Gurian and Dr. Gregory Jantz. I’ll send
Is your son’s school boy-friendly? Is it place where his enthusiasm for learning is encouraged, even if his preferred style of learning is hands-on? Or does his school insist that students sit quietly while filling out worksheets? Does his school take away recess as a
If you have boys, you can safely assume that, at some point, they will play with guns. If your boys happen to be young — say, under the age of two — you may be vigorously disagreeing with me right now. You might be thinking,
My morning routine: wake up, have a cup of coffee, get the kids to school, scroll through news headlines on Google before starting work. This morning, one headline caught my eye: 13 shot in Chicago city park. I clicked over to Facebook, fully expecting see
Boys, especially African-American boys, aren’t doing so well these days. The statistics are dismal, even depressing. At every level, boys (as a population) lag behind girls in academic achievement: Fewer boys than girls are proficient in reading, writing and even math. Fewer boys than girls
I’m currently reading Masterminds & Wingmen, by Rosalind Wiseman. You might know her better as the author of Queen Bees & Wannsbes (which was the inspiration for Mean Girls), but let me tell you: This woman knows boys. She’s a mom of two boys, and
What is it really like being a male teen? How do today’s boys see themselves and the world around them? What do boys dream about? What makes boys cry? These are the questions journalist Malina Saval set out to answer in a three year research
Have you heard of Michael Gurian? He’s a nationally-known “boy guru” who’s written a number of books about boys, including The Minds of Boys, The Purpose of Boys and The Wonder of Boys. His latest book, Raising Boys by Design: What the Bible and Brain Science Reveal
Where are the boys? Sadly, they are disappearing from the nation’s colleges and universities. A smaller and smaller proportion of boys are going to college. Currently, the student body at most universities in the United States is 58% female and just 42% male. Male students
When it comes to teens, parents often regard social media as an initially invited, but now out-of-control houseguest that needs to get out! Firing off hundreds (and in some extreme cases, close to a thousand) of texts daily, obsessive FB posting and tweeting, narcissistic levels
Oh, Miley. Ever since your “performance” at the 2013 VMAs, tongues have been a-wagging. (I swear — I did not mean that as a pun when I wrote it!) Like it or not, this is the culture in which we are raising and educating our
Have you ever thought about homeschooling, but wondered how in world you’d combine homeschooling with your job? It can be done. Really. Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, there was a highly motivated, intellectually curious 5-year-old boy. Midway through kindergarten, he
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