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...]
