Meds, Horses, and Uncle Fred’s Farm for My ADHD Son

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After months at a therapeutic boarding school, Pauline Gaines’ son has recognizably changed.

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?”

Dear John: We’re Only Dating Because We’re Different Races

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Is it time to break up with him? Why did my husband have to discourage our son? Am I exploiting my friends by using experiences they’ve shared with me in my writing?

My Son Goes to Boarding School, and No, I Don’t Mean Exeter

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Pauline Gaines offers perspective about divorce, family therapy, and boarding schools for the troubled.

Dear John: I Don’t Approve of My Friend’s Affair

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Do I tell my friend I’m losing respect for her? How do we inform our friends that their kids bore us? Should I ask my client if he’s a cross-dresser?

Traditionally Radical: The Rise of the Stay-At-Home Dad

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A stay-at-home dad is no less of a parent than a stay-at-home mom, so what’s the difference?

June Cleaver With a Sex Blog

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Joanna Schroeder shares how, when times got tough, she was able to take on a new role that challenged her identity in order to help her family.

Child Is the Father of the Man

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It is difficult enough to come to an understanding of what it means to be a man when we cannot even comprehend what it means to be a boy.

Deuce Mania: A Men’s Movement

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What’s up with guys and their bathroom rituals? Tom Matlack and others debate the finer points of mercy flushing, potty-training, and TP substitutes.

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Short-Circuited Boys

If boys don’t get what they need as kids, can it be made up for in adolescence?