Teaching moments can never be lectures or reprimands because the authenticity of the moment is missing.
Helping ‘The Last Boys Picked’: Accommodating Non-Athletic Boys in Elementary Education
Boys who don’t like to play sports, or who aren’t good at them, are terribly disadvantaged growing up in a culture like ours that prizes physical prowess and a confident, macho bearing.
Boys who don’t like to play sports, or who aren’t good at them, are terribly disadvantaged growing up in a culture like ours that prizes physical prowess and a confident, macho bearing.
Focus on Achievement Can Cause Parents to Disregard Character Flaws
In order to really succeed in life, these same kids will need to have learned to temper their self-importance with a healthy dose of self-awareness, and to generously convey a respect for others—all others—no matter what their personal feelings or judgments try to dictate.
In order to really succeed in life, these same kids will need to have learned to temper their self-importance with a healthy dose of self-awareness, and to generously convey a respect for others—all others—no matter what their personal feelings or judgments try to dictate.
Boys Will Be Boys? Or Just a Lousy Excuse for Bad Behavior?
We foolishly set the bar lower for boys than for girls when it comes to decent behavior and moral sensibilities.
We foolishly set the bar lower for boys than for girls when it comes to decent behavior and moral sensibilities.
Expanding Definitions of What it Means to Be Male
Shifting from either/or thinking to both/and.
Shifting from either/or thinking to both/and.
‘My Son Refuses to Participate in Sports or go to Practice. Do I Insist or Not?’
Demonstrating respect without enabling.
Demonstrating respect without enabling.
My Teen Client Calls Her Dad a S@#t-Head Every Chance She Gets
I don’t believe she’s the only teen who feels this way…
I don’t believe she’s the only teen who feels this way…
Bullying Has a Long History in American Humor and Entertainment
If we continue to think of bullying as primarily a schoolyard phenomenon, and overlook its seeding in the caustic repartee or controlling humor that dot our many different social dialogues, we will be blind to one of the ways in which our culture insidiously feeds intimidation and various plays of power.
If we continue to think of bullying as primarily a schoolyard phenomenon, and overlook its seeding in the caustic repartee or controlling humor that dot our many different social dialogues, we will be blind to one of the ways in which our culture insidiously feeds intimidation and various plays of power.
Tired of One-Word Responses from Your Teen?
Ditch the questions and become interesting enough that they want to talk with you.
Ditch the questions and become interesting enough that they want to talk with you.
‘Making a Point’ With Your Teen Versus Having a Conversation
The problem isn’t that the information or wisdom itself is bad.
The problem isn’t that the information or wisdom itself is bad.
3 Reasons Why Your Teenager Rejects Your Excellent Advice
Ever wonder why your teenager takes a pass on your advice? Especially when you know for a fact that it’s really good?
Ever wonder why your teenager takes a pass on your advice? Especially when you know for a fact that it’s really good?
The ManBox Entraps Males and Females Alike
The timing is just right for a shift in how we think about masculine ideals.
The timing is just right for a shift in how we think about masculine ideals.
Raising Boys to Be Good Sports: Don’t Dismiss Bad Sportsmanship as Just ‘Boys Being Boys’.
Boys with bad sportsmanship act poorly not because they’re boys, but because they haven’t been taught or they haven’t learned that such behavior is unacceptable.
Boys with bad sportsmanship act poorly not because they’re boys, but because they haven’t been taught or they haven’t learned that such behavior is unacceptable.
Raising Boys to be Good Sports: Wanting to Win is Okay, as Long as no one Ends up Demoralized in the Process
If you’re trying to get a read on the quality of your son’s sportsmanship, spend time observing how he handles his emotional reactions to winning and losing.
If you’re trying to get a read on the quality of your son’s sportsmanship, spend time observing how he handles his emotional reactions to winning and losing.
Don’t Mistake Bad Sportsmanship for Competitiveness
Games are games but they’re not free-for-alls. You don’t get to act any way you feel like acting just because you say you’re competitive, as if doing so gives you license to be ruthless.
Games are games but they’re not free-for-alls. You don’t get to act any way you feel like acting just because you say you’re competitive, as if doing so gives you license to be ruthless.
Yes, I’m OK if My Son Doesn’t Like to Play Sports
Big, strong, athletically gifted boys have always dominated the social landscape of childhood.