The Porn Talk

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If you catch your son looking at porn, what do you say when his stepmom might be one of the women he’s looking at?

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What if You Woke Up and You Were a Teenage Girl?

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You’ve received gratis what everyone wants: a second chance at a first start. But why hasn’t Clay returned your text?

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Love and Middle School

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Nick Florest realizes that telling a middle-schooler to “get over it” when his heart is broken is not the soundest of advice.

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On the Page

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Chris Wiewiora remembers how, no matter where his missionary parents moved, his mother always had a book with her, and how that literary dedication passed on to him.

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Boys Don’t Kiss Boys Here

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Jennifer Moss want her children, either boy or girl, to know that there’s no prescribed mold they need to fit.

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The Man Who Lived Like a Child

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A look into our obsession with reputation and why we should act more like children.

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Champagne Supernova: How One Mother Learns to Let Go

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With her son about to head off to college, Julie Dolcemaschio reflects on the moments they’ve had together.

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Male Teachers Are Vital

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Julie Gillis remembers a teacher who changed her son’s life.

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A Passionate Rant About Oliver

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Renee Suzanne Cole will do whatever it takes to give her children the opportunities they deserve.

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I’m Really Angry About Creepy Guys

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Earl Hipp is not happy.

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Now…Give Your Uncle A Kiss

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Yashar Ali wants us to stop telling our children who they should be affectionate with.

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On Boys, Suicide, and the Lessons of Unfilled Holes

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“We need to teach our boys that they can bear suffering and loss without shame … that anger is a question that deserves deeper answers than punishment or silence.”

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The Importance of Masculinity in Boyhood Development

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“The question is: do parents have enough trust in boy development to let them take some risks and make some mistakes?”

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Men, Monsters, and the Media

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Nicole Johnson wonders what kind of effect the Penn State scandal—and its coverage—could have on children.

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Did My Son Inherit My Eating Disorder?

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For Pauline Gaines, the thought of her son having an eating disorder represents something bigger.

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The Choice

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For Max Novak, a lifetime of illness and surgeries wasn’t reconciled by a single choice, but because he had a choice at all.

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