On a spectacular spring day several years ago, my nine-year-old son, Jake, and I stepped into an elevator following a routine … [Read more...]
How To Talk to Boys about Dating and Sexuality
It's hard enough to talk body parts and their intricacies with a fellow adult; discussing them with a teenager who'd rather … [Read more...]
A Better Way to Talk to Boys About Rape Culture
Ask them, "What do you think about the words, 'rape culture?'"Then listen. Listen to what they say and to what they … [Read more...]
Recap: Understanding How Boys Think – & What They Need
Boys and girls are different, biologically and socially. Yet despite the fact that most people know and accept that fact as, … [Read more...]
Talking to Boys about Sexually Aggressive Girls
I think I pressured a boy into having sex with me. I was 16 at the time. So was he. It was our first date -- and my first … [Read more...]
Video Games and Socialization
It used to drive me crazy to see a group of boys clustered around a screen.Before my boys got iPods (used, and purchased … [Read more...]
Tips for Guiding Teens’ Use of Social Media
When it comes to teens, parents often regard social media as an initially invited, but now out-of-control houseguest that … [Read more...]
Tips on Dealing with Anger — from a 7-yr-old Boy
If you have kids, you've gotten angry. Felt frustrated. And quite probably yelled at your kids. (More than … [Read more...]
“That’s So Gay” & Other Insults
Actor Jason Alexander, formerly of Seinfeld, took some heat in 2012 when he called the sport of cricket "a bit gay."Hi … [Read more...]
How To Tell Your Son ‘I Love You’
It's been one of those days around here. It's almost 7 pm, we still haven't eaten and, as Robert Frost would say, I have … [Read more...]
