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I Hope My Sons Don’t Go To High School…

February 26, 2013 By Mark Vander Ley 42 Comments

Teacher takes sober look at what high school offers boys and gives recommendations on how to better engage them

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The First Rule of Mentorship: Be Present

January 16, 2013 By Roger L. Durham 4 Comments

If you want to be there for someone, there’s just one thing you have to do.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Mentoring and Volunteering, The Good Life Tagged With: building connections, connecting with others, fatherhood, life lessons, memorable experiences, memories, mentoring, mentoring boys, mentorship, relationships, teaching boys

Engaging the Boy Brain

October 25, 2012 By Rachel Goodchild 11 Comments

How do we motivate boys to learn to read and write?

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Boys are From Mars, Parents are From Another Solar System

September 24, 2012 By Jennifer Flescher 11 Comments

Learn to talk with boys about their feelings in their own language.

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