John Tuttle reflects on the challenges of keeping boys focused on future success.
Boys
Spinout
Colin Berry wonders whether building a soap box derby racer was his brother’s last best chance at escaping his fate.
A Junk-Tank Like Me
When you’re an addict, “It’s not that you don’t care. It’s that you don’t care enough.”
I Wish We Could Be in This Class All Day
In the latest installment of “Believing in Boys,” Suzanne looks for new ways to engage her class. If only there were a standardized test for paper football.
Thank God It’s Autism
My mind goes to the dark places I work so hard to fight against: tumor, cancer, six months to live, eight months, eight years …
Activities to do With Your Teenage Son That Will Score You Cool Points
It can be tough to connect with your teen, but try one of these activities to ward off being the uncool parent.
It can be tough to connect with your teen, but try one of these activities to ward off being the uncool parent.
Now…Give Your Uncle A Kiss
Yashar Ali wants us to stop telling our children who they should be affectionate with.
Uncut
A Logical And Faith-Based Reason For Not Circumcising
A Logical And Faith-Based Reason For Not Circumcising
Ode to My Son on His 23rd Birthday
A sliver of light beneath the door.
Parents and Children, Healing
When my beautiful daughter came into this world, I decided I didn’t want to hold onto that spite for my father anymore.
Stay Calm – You’re Parenting Your Boys Just Fine
Ann Preston Roselle says keep cool and your boys will be just fine.
I’m a Single Dad and My Son has 61 Girlfriends
Matthew’s son has more game than he does, and he’s only 5. ___ I’d like to think I’m a good role model to my children. I’d like to think that I set a good example for my young son to follow of how to be a good man. But when it comes to attracting –…
My Teenage Son (Who Has Bipolar Disorder) is My Mentor
Liza Long looks to her son as a mentor. ___ In the third week of September 16 years ago, I met my second son for the first time. A difficult pregnancy with preterm labor and several long, tedious weeks of bed rest concluded anticlimactically with an apparently healthy baby born on his due date, a…
I’m a Man Who Refuses to Grow Up
When Kevin Nordstrom turned 31, he refused to grow up. __ “When I became a man I put away childish things, including the desire to be very grown up.” -C.S. Lewis Last April, there was a birthday party. This birthday brought friends and family over in a dazzling array of costumes. There were Batman and…
Figuring Out the Highly Sensitive Child
Sometimes the right reward makes everything better for the child who needs it the most.
My Sensitive Son and His Place in the World
As a therapist, Lina Acosta Sandaal knows that our society does not let boys and men have big feelings.