Paper airplanes are almost the perfect boy toy. They’re cheap, entertaining, portable and endlessly amusing. This weekend, I’ll be presenting the “Let’s Fly Paper Airplanes” session at the Wisconsin Parents Association conference. The idea grew out of last year’s conference experience. Son #1 and Son
Let’s just say that life at home is nothing like life in NYC. My first clue came yesterday morning, when I woke up to a bedroom that can best be described as “cluttered.” Then I descended downstairs to find one boy taking apart a remote-controlled
mom2anutball! Check out her blog, Noodles and Nuggets, here. Mom2anutball wins a hardcover copy of Michale Gurian’s latest book, The Purpose of Boys. Stay tuned for my review, to be posted later this week. (Yes, I know I said that once before, but what can
Ok, so we’re a biased community. 52% of voters (vs. 31%) say that boys are more at-risk than girls, which makes perfect sense when you consider that a) the readers here tend to be parents of boys and b) readers here tend to be extremely
I now see Mary Poppins in a whole new light. That’s wonderful, you may be thinking. But what does Mary Poppins have to do with becoming a man? Hang in there. I’ll get to it. I promise. If you ask me, Mary Poppins may be the most relevant
I’m in New York City today — sans kids — so my thoughts today are a bit of a whirlwind. In just the few hours I’ve been here (my plane touched down 6 hours ago), I’ve experienced more new sights, sounds and people than I
Who is the gifted boy? Is he Bill Haverchuck from Freaks and Geeks? Malcolm in the middle? The socially awkward computer geek wearing thick glasses? The absentminded daydreamer tripping on untied shoelaces? The little professor whose shirt is always tucked in? The “well-rounded” overachiever who
By now you’ve probably heard the news: A new study says that 1 in 10 kids who play video games show behavioral signs of addiction. And boys, the study says, are more likely to show addictive symptoms than girls. Getting lost in the hype is
Are boys or girls harder to raise? According to our most recent poll, it’s practically a draw. Six readers said that boys are harder to raise than girls, while seven said, no, boys are not more difficult to raise. The question of which sex is
The title got your attention, right? According to an essay published in today’s New York Times, “queer” and “fag” are some of the most harmful epithets boys hurl at one another. In the words one of teenage boy: “To call someone gay or fag is
“The opposite of war isn’t peace; it’s creation.” — La Vie Boheme, from the musical Rent The car ran over a remote for a remote-controlled car. The case was cracked open just enough that the boys could see the chip inside — and they were
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