Encouraging Better Bus Behavior
Whether your children ride a traditional school bus or an emerging ride-share option like Zum transportation, discipline problems can still arise. Handling problems like rowdy students and bullying on the bus requires parents and schools to work together. What can each party do to help the bus ride remain safe and secure for all riders? Let’s […]
Effective Tips For Raising Responsible Boys
Raising responsible boys is…not easy. We live in a society that prioritizes personal pleasure and satisfaction over responsibility — and our kids are surrounded by people who fail to take responsibility for their actions. Add on top of that boys’ immature, still-developing brains and that time crunch many of us parents face trying to balance […]
Engaging Yet Educational Extracurricular Activities For Boys
Extracurricular activities for boys help them develop their brains, bodies, and essential life skills. Most boys default to a couple easy after school activities. Most want to play outside with their friends or play their online video games — two perfectly acceptable options! When they start saying “I’m bored,” though, try introducing a new activity […]
Revealed: The Least Stressful Ways to Move to a New Area With Your Young Son
Moving is disruptive, exciting, inconvenient and life-changing. A move to a new home is stressful, and there’s no way to make the process pain-free. However, there’s a lot you can do to reduce the stress. Image Credit Here are some steps you can take to minimize the stress of moving: Discuss Your Decision to Move […]
Maintaining a Healthy Parent-Child Relationship
Maintaining a healthy parent-child relationship isn’t easy. Parenting is difficult and stressful. Children (and parents!) can be difficult and stressful. Sometimes, it’s tempting to give up or give in, particularly when you’re battling a tween or teen boy who has way more energy than you do. But investing time and effort into creating and sustaining […]
Raising Boys: Myths Debunked!
Raising boys can be a bit of a challenge. There is so much misinformation about what to do and not do as an adult to raise healthy, happy boys that it can be hard to know where the truth ends and the myths begin. Image Credit: Photo by Monstera from Pexels This blog post will debunk some of […]
Helping Boys Unleash Their Creativity
Image – CC0 License Helping our boys to be themselves can be a bit of a challenge. Some boys aren’t exactly keen on sharing their inner selves with the rest of world — and that’s okay, as long as they are confident in themselves. Parents can help boys discover (and express) their authentic selves by […]
Raising Gentlemen
Raising gentlemen is more challenging than it sounds. Most of us are. But as you’ve likely already learned, raising kids is not for the faint-hearted. We WANT to raise great guys — we want our boys to grow into polite, well-mannered, educated, courteous and respectful gentlemen — but actually doing so can turn out to be […]
The Benefits Of Fishing When Parenting Your Boys
The benefits of fishing are many! If you’re looking for a hobby that will get your son off the couch and offline, why not consider fishing? It’s an age-old sport that has stood the test of time, and is worth considering, especially for those boys averse to team sports. This outdoor sport can benefit your […]
7 Ways Cartoons Inspire Your Boys To Achieve
Inspiration, by its very definition, is the feeling of being mentally stimulated to do something. This can relate to a whole number of activities. People can feel inspired to exercise, to research the history of an invention, or to make a nice gesture for another individual. Individuals need to feel inspired in order to put […]