Wisconsin-native Rich Koslowski has worked as a comic book and graphic novel writer and illustrator since 1996. He’s best known for his series The 3 Geeks and the two graphic novels Three Fingers and The King. He has been nominated and won many of the
Playdate (n.) — 1. A scheduled opportunity for two or more children to play together 2. A chance to relax and unwind while your child destroys another home 3. An anxiety-provoking event for both host and visitor parents If you’re a modern parent, you already
I got a new book today: The Purpose of Boys, by boy-guru Michael Gurian. (Gurian is also the author of The Minds of Boys and The Wonder of Boys.) I haven’t gotten to read much of it yet, but the subtitle — Helping Our Sons
1. Take him to your favorite restaurantNot McDonald’s. Not Burger King. Take him to a real, grown-up sit-down place and share a meal. Trust me: he already knows that this is where you take important people. 2. Let him stay up past his bedtimeAnd do
Over on Why Boys Fail, author Richard Whitmire has an intriguing link about England’s “pushback” against earlier schooling for boys. It’s an interesting story, especially as America contemplates universal preschooland my home state, Wisconsin, considers mandatory five-year-old kindergarten. Numerous anecdotal reports and scientific studies suggest
Four boys into this, and I’d never heard of the Boy Code. Have you? According to William Pollack, PhD, author of Real Boys, the Boy Code is a set of (usually) non-verbal rules and expectations that continue define boyhood and masulinity in America. The four
The need for appropriate and comprehensive sex education has been on my mind ever since reading about young Alfie Patten, the 13-yr-old British boy who thought he’d fathered a child with his 15-yr-old girlfriend. And according to my survey, most of you have had “the
The need for appropriate and comprehensive sex education has been on my mind ever since reading about young Alfie Patten, the 13-yr-old British boy who thought he’d fathered a child with his 15-yr-old girlfriend. And according to my survey, most of you have had “the
We did some serious rearranging today. Moved Son #4 into Son #3’s room, and Son #2 out of said room and into the room that was formerly 4’s. The details are confusing, but the point is this: It was a lot of work. About an
If there ever was a holiday created for boys, this is it. I mean, what boy doesn’t like silly, goofy fun — or an excuse to pull pranks on his brothers? My boys have been at it all day. Son #1 put hot sauce in
This story caught my eye. I’d heard rumblings before about homeschooling in Germany, but I never fully realized the extent of the situation. Homeschooling is illegal in Germany, plain and simple. And so avoid further prosecution, one family immigrated to the US and is now
Here are some all-time read-aloud or along favorites for boys (and girls!): Harry Potter series I read this entire series aloud to my boys — and let me tell you, it takes a LONG time to read a book that’s over 600 pages! The good
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