If your son prefers to hide in another room when you have company – such as when you’re receiving friends or when a distant … [Read more...]
Your Son’s Ability to Tolerate Rejection & Frustration is More Important Than You Know
It's not easy to watch your son struggle with rejection or frustration -- whether your son is a toddler who can't quite reach … [Read more...]
3 Tragic Consequences Of Telling Boys To “Man Up”
Much has been said about how damaging it is to live in a culture which tells boys and young men to "man up". By continuing to … [Read more...]
Boys And Breakups: A Guide For All Mothers
Girls tend to get all of the attention when it comes to dating. It’s not because they are better than boys, although some … [Read more...]
Helping Boys Develop Emotional Intelligence
I was teaching primary school when I first realized that boys need extra support to develop their emotional intelligence. At … [Read more...]
Social-Emotional Strategies for School Success
Social-emotional competency is key to school success, but doesn't come naturally to a lot of boys. In my book, The Elementary … [Read more...]
Encouraging Emotional Intelligence in Boys
Do you know what emotional intelligence is and why it's important? Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and … [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...]
Raising Resilient Boys
It all started because I had the wrong breakfast cereal. No, back that up. It started because I didn't wake the boys up … [Read more...]
Boys Don’t Want to Discuss Problems
Did you see the study that examined boys' and girls' thoughts and opinions regarding problem sharing? The first line of a … [Read more...]
