Category: Parenting Boys

Why It’s OK To Cry In Front Of Your Kids Sometimes

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By Caroline Bologna – Huffington Post 06/05/2019 “… “We need to encourage parents of young boys to pay particular attention to the emotional experiences of their boys, and that young boys know it is OK for them to experience and discuss the full range of emotions we have as human beings.” …” Read the entire READ MORE

Sending your boy to preschool is great for your grandson, new research shows

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By Lillian Mongeau – The Hechinger Report 05/14/2019 “… Children of parents who attended a high-quality preschool program in the 1960s were better educated, healthier, better employed and more likely to stay stably married, especially if they were boys born to preschool-educated fathers. …” Read the entire article: https://hechingerreport.org/sending-your-boy-to-preschool-is-great-for-your-grandson-new-research-shows/  

What Fathers Can Do to Get Through to Their Depressed Sons

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By George Livengood – Thrive Global 05/24/2019 “… Since the 1990s until 2007, there had been a steady decline in the rates of suicides among teenagers, but it is now on the rise. In 2015, suicide became the leading cause of death among Utah teenagers. …” Read the entire article: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/warning-signs-of-depression-in-your-son/

Masculinity in Menopause: The Emasculating Effects of Fatherlessness and Feminism

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By Jordan Black – The American Thinker 05/15/2019 “… Since 2008 women have earned the majority of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.  If the current trend continues, the last male to receive a bachelor’s degree will do so in 2068!  Women are outperforming boys academically because schools are set up for girls. …” Read the READ MORE

An Age-by-Age Guide to Raising Boys, According to Child Development Experts

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By Good Housekeeping on 4/30/2019 “… As a mom of a 13-year-old boy, I often wonder whether his father and I are raising him the right way. So often, the things we hear about boys and men are negative. It’s hard not to worry. …” Read the entire article: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/a26015095/raising-boys-tips/

Why divorce affects boys more than girls

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By Steve Doughty – Iol 02/18/2019 “…But now a major new study has confirmed that they suffer more emotional problems than other children – with boys’ behaviour particularly badly affected. …” Read the entire article: https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/family/parenting/why-divorce-affects-boys-more-than-girls-18848980?fbclid=IwAR0yyrdjJpHyJeVVXOYJLlKG-_bAHsp9klTnbq80nb_dJYPhhrSCWyxgm_g

Parents are OK with girls playing with trucks. Not so much with boys wearing makeup

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By Sonja Haller – USA Today 02/05/2019 “…A study of more than 1,000 adults by SeniorLiving.org looked at the ages associated with discussing two dozen sensitive topics such as gender identity, racial discrimination, political beliefs, drugs, sex and mass shootings. The survey also addressed how gender plays a role in what parents see as acceptable behavior for their kids. READ MORE

Teacher, aides charged with abusing children with autism

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By Fox 26 01/30/2019 “…A Florida special education teacher and two aides are charged with abusing children with autism by blowing whistles into one’s ears and locking them in dark bathrooms. …” Read the entire article: http://www.fox26houston.com/news/florida-teacher-aides-charged-with-abusing-children-with-autism?fbclid=IwAR1JmeXQynUvw3KXuWwbV_x37ItoRmDixCfxuL_E80U6_FUitKOpfBz6g7g

Boys will be boys – and that’s what they should be

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By Justin Kennedy – Tahlequah Daily Press 01/30/2019 “…According to the article, a father can contribute positive growth to nearly every area of his children’s lives by being what he should be: a good man. The research states well-fathered children learn appropriate boundaries pertaining to the limits of physical interaction, such as why it is READ MORE