“In the absence of elders, the impetuosity of youth becomes the slow death of the community.” Jed Diamond takes his grandson on a rite of passage.
Study of Men’s Falling Income Cites Single Parents
May 2, 2013 by 9 Comments
How Do We Reverse the Cycle?
“The country pays attention when there is a school shooting or a bomb, but we rarely look at these events through the lens of gender.”
May 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is a comment by Jed Diamond on the post “Dear Mr. President, Our Nation’s Boys Need Your Attention”.
When Teen Boys Lose Hope
April 30, 2013 by 9 Comments
Hopeless and angry young males can do desperate things. How mentors can stand by in their times of crisis.
Unwelcome Faces [A Youth Film Festival Winner]
April 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We’ve all been there. A seemingly insolvable problem which can only come to a resolution by reaching deep inside oneself and…THIS.
“Since the BSA can expel gay people, it’s up to their allies who are harder to demote or expel to be that voice in the organization.”
April 23, 2013 by 1 Comment
This is a comment by Ryan Hauck on the post “No Equality Badge For Boy Scouts Of America”.
Dear John: With His Father Dying, So Are His Chances To Talk
April 21, 2013 by 1 Comment
A last chance for a son to reconcile with his dying father, a father pushing his son to be involved in aggressive sports, and a boyfriend who was abused as a child.
“Our society expects a man to succeed or fail on his own merit alone, and if a man does not succeed, we cast him aside.”
April 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is a comment by Jonathan G on the post “Young Men Committing Violence: How Have We Failed Our Boys?”
“I don’t expect perfection from the boys. I want them to be okay with not being perfect.”
April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This is a comment by on the post “Why Perfection Is the Lowest Standard You Can Set for Yourself”.
What Happened When I Told: A Boy’s Sexual Assault Story
April 16, 2013 by 9 Comments
The neighbor boy came into my room and asked if I knew anything about sex.
I Come From: Three Essays from Venice High School Students
April 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
Marcus Anderson, Fernando Garcia, and Steve Miramontes are three young men who know where they come from.
How to Make Reading Fun For Boys
April 12, 2013 by 4 Comments
As studies continue to find boys falling behind in fundamental skills, new approaches may narrow the gap by making reading fun
Getting Started
April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A Young Man’s First Job When spring came in my freshman year of college I had to do something I had never done, get a job. Because of my mother developed a heart problem the family upholstery business and tobacco growing had been stopped with my dad selling (although it’s called renting) the growing rights [...]
The Importance of Pecking Orders to Boys
April 6, 2013 by 14 Comments
Should parents and teachers intervene in the jockeying for status endemic among adolescent boys?
Coup d’État
April 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A missionary growing his first chin hairs comes face to face with revolutionary soldiers in the Dominican Republic.
“Violence is an exclamation mark on a long sentence which starts during childhood and the suppression of boys’ emotions.”
These are comments by Kris Huson and Dan Bulf on the post “Dear Mr. President, Our Nation’s Boys Need Your Attention”.