Snapshot Sunday: Boys Remain
My boys aren’t here this weekend; they’re at their Dad’s. But one thing about boys: They tend to leave evidence of their existence everywhere.
Helping Our Boys Thrive Amidst Skewed Images of Gender and Sexuality
You know that scene in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy spies the man behind the curtain? That’s kind of how I feel after reading The Achilles Effect. After reading the book, it’s impossible to miss the gender-oriented messages that are everywhere. Case in point:
Best of the Blogs
I’m a little late (OK, a lot late) getting today’s post up because I spent the day at a local wetlands with my kindergartener and his class. I found a lot of great content this week, though! Here is this week’s Best of the Blogs:
How To Tell Your Son ‘I Love You’
It’s been one of those days around here. It’s almost 7 pm, we still haven’t eaten and, as Robert Frost would say, I have miles to go before I sleep. So today, I offer you one of my all-time most popular posts, 14 Ways to
Blogging Tips
It’s time for another Blogathon Theme Day! Today’s theme: If I started blogging today, I would… I started blogging in 2009 because I heard it was the thing to do. Writers everywhere were started blogs, and I’d knew be behind if I didn’t at least
Doing the Best We Can
I’ve been thinking a lot about how other moms treat one another. Especially after a reader sent me an insightful comment after reading Mommy Wars? What Mommy Wars?: I think one of the problems in this parenting world comes about when a parent states one of
The Best Way to Parent
What’s the best way to parent boys? A few years ago, a reader sent me this insightful comment (after reading Mommy Wars? What Mommy Wars?), which changed the way I think (& write) about parenting: I think one of the problems in this parenting world comes about
Haiku: Teenager
Flickr photo by ST33VO Steadfast and stubborn The young tree no longer bends But stands like an oak
Summer Saturday and Strep Throat
It’s been been one of those weekends around here… It was going to be a crazy weekend, no matter what. Boy #2 is playing in a baseball tournament Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Our church also has a lot going on: Sunday service, all-church breakfast, member
Best of the Blogs
WAT Book Club Four Great Books for Boys. Full disclosure: I used to write for an editor who is now part of the We Are Teachers (WAT) team. But that’s now why I’m recommending this blog post. I’m recommending this post because I’m always interested
Joshua Ledet is My Hero
Don’t know who Joshua Ledet is? You’re probably not watching American Idol. I have been, passionately. I’m not much of a TV watcher; in fact, the only thing I watch these days is American Idol. What can I say? I love music, my oldest son