Here in small town middle-America, nannies are pretty rare. Babysitters? Check. Daycare providers? Check. Nannies? Cue the crickets. Never mind, though. According to Dr. Dennis Friedman, any woman who outsources the care of her son to another woman may be putting him at risk of
According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control, 40% of teens aged 15 to 19 have had sex at least once. 81% of boys who engaged in sex reported using birth control during their first sexual encounter. That’s the good news, I suppose.
Welcome to a new weekly feature, a weekly round-up of some of the best boy-related blog posts on the web. Find something interesting during the week? Send me a link! You just might see it again next Friday. On being heard — Elizabeth at Boy
My boys will tear each other to shreds over the simplest things. Lest you think I jest, I overheard one boy blasting another today because the one picked up a scrap of wood the other had just discarded. So it really wasn’t surprising to find
In New York City, there are more gifted girls than boys — or so one would believe, glancing at one of the many girl-heavy gifted classes. According to a 2010 New York Times, the city’s population of gifted kindergarteners is 56% female, despite the fact that
Have you ever watched a bunch of marathoners at the finish line? Some stride through confidently throught the finish (only to puke on the other side). Others grimace and groan, determined to push through to the end. Still others stagger and crawl, the tears streaming
Before my boys… I’d never watched an entire Star Wars movie I couldn’t pronounce the names of most dinosaurs, much less identify them I’d never wielded a power tool I had no idea that the 1927 Yankees were the best baseball team ever I’d never
As we prepare to embark on a three-day weekend, I have three words for you: 1. Enjoy! 2 & 3. Be careful. The number of injuries spikes over Memorial Day weekend, especially for boys. A review of records from 1997 to 2006 found that injuries
In the early 1900s, gay meant happy and carefree. In 2010, gay is about the worst epithet a boy can throw at a another boy. Last year I blogged about Dude, You’re a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School, a book that explores boys’
Do we really want to make the differences between boys/girls even more wider than they already are? If we divide education along gender lines, will the divide create less ability for men and women to coexist? Will it increase an already high divorce rate? In
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