“Son,” the Customs Officer said, “tell me who this man is that you’re traveling with.”
Boys
The Grind
As a school-dance chaperone, Robert Barsanti spends the evening kicking out the hump-happy Swayze wannabes. His secret? He was more like them than he’d like to admit.
First-Person Shooter
In the second of a three-part series on kids and gaming, “Superdad” Chris Shulgan talks to the father of a professional gamer.
The Shop Class Chainsaw Incident
Big-time crushes, boring classes: Stephen Bloom’s junior high was just like any other. Oh, except for the raving mad, chainsaw-wielding Shop teacher.
The Week of Surprises
In the latest installment of “Believing in Boys,” Suzanne ends the year with a fancy dinner and some holiday magic.
Masking Our Powers
We are all flawed, but lurking within our humanity is heroism.
Boys and Porn: It Ain’t Your Father’s ‘Playboy’
Boys today have access to super-stimulating porn that may lead to erectile dysfunction, social anxiety, and other problems.
The Gay Kids Are All Right
Developmental psychologist Ritch Savin-Williams argues that most gay teens are not in peril, and that the well-intentioned It Gets Better campaign nonetheless promotes a false “suffering suicidal script.”
I May Have Actually Heard That
In the latest installment of ‘Believing in Boys,’ the class penetrates a brick wall of entitlement.
To Protect and Fix: Fathering With a Backbone
Mike Lansbury knows when to step in. It’s backing off that proves the real challenge.
The Onscreen Superheroes of Silicon Valley
Boys will be boys. But can role models in movies help them become men?
My Son, Homeless
In the fourth installment of ‘Bipolar Planet,’ Gabi Coatsworth recounts a parent’s nightmare: finding a homeless shelter for her son.
From the Heart of a Boy in Difficult Times
Give and Take
In the latest installment of “Believing in Boys,” Suzanne Rosenwasser’s students learn from the Giving Tree.
No, You're Not Crazy, You're Just Young
In response to unwanted loitering by young people, a neighborhood installs a device that emits an unpleasant sound that only they can hear.
Do Superheroes Make Boys Batty?
Young boys might be getting more from the latest Spiderman movie than a Halloween costume and a penchant for climbing all over the furniture.