Denise Schipani! Denise, who blogs over at Confessions of a Mean Mommy, is proud mommy to Daniel and James. She’s also sick of people assuming that her boys will someday grow up and forget all about her. (Boy-moms, can you relate? I sure can!) Thanks
If you have boys at home, you know they’re built for battle. Whether you allow gun play or not, whether you own a TV or not, I’ll willing to bet that your boys have played some kind of war/cops-robbers/good guy-bad guy game — probably within
In case you missed it yesterday, I’m giving away one autographed copy of Laura Lee Grove’s new book, I’m Outnumbered: One Mom’s Lessons in the Lively Art of Raising Boys. To enter: •Leave a comment, either telling me one thing you’ve learned about raising boys
Laura Lee Groves gets me. As another mom of four boys, she fully understands the joys and challenges of raising a houseful of mini-men. That’s why I was thrilled when she published her book, I’m Outnumbered!: One Mom’s Lessons in the Lively Art of Raising
It’s good to step away from the computer. Last week, I took my four boys camping in northern Wisconsin. It was a first for us, in a way — our first long-term camping trip. (If you can call five days long term. Since I was
Today was Drop-Off Day for the County Fair. If you know what that means, congrats! You’re a 4-H parent. If you don’t, let me put it to you like this: Today is the day 4-H moms and dads drive their progeny to the fairgrounds to
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Fridays have traditionally been Best of the Blogs day here at Blogging ‘Bout Boys, a round-up of some the best boy-related blogs on the ‘Net. But this week, I ran across so many fascinating news articles that I’m going to focus on news instead. (Who
Have you heard about the case of Roy Jones? The 17-month-old baby boy was killed by his mother’s boyfriend, Pedro Jones, in a savage beating. Jones’ explanation — “I was trying to make him act like a boy instead of a little girl” — only
You gotta love the AP headline: “Boys trail girls in reading; can fart jokes help?” The topic — boys’ lack of interest in reading — isn’t a new one to readers of this blog. Neither is the solution, which is to “meet boys where they
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