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Stop White-Washing “Bad Boy Behavior”
In failing to see the difference between boys, and boys who are behaving badly, we leave room for bad behavior to be seen as just another facet of masculinity instead of as a function of poor mental health, family dysfunction, or poor socialization.
Boy Code
Has gender socialization become the more prominent process of acculturation for children, making kids and parents think more about raising true-to-type boys and girls than about raising good human beings?
Parents, Please Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid, Part 2
My last post expressed my concern about the way we talk about teenagers in our culture—you know, that kids are just “hard-wired” to be difficult once they reach adolescence, that puberty and all those hormones make them crazy, etc… I wondered whether we could afford...
Please Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid
The narrative about teens in this country—that they are hard-wired to be irresponsible, defiant, and self-absorbed—is harmful and wrong. Teens deserve better from us.
Is It Important for All Boys to Play on Sports Teams?
Many parents believe that it’s important for their sons to have experience being a part of a sports team. I wonder, though, if there is such a big qualitative difference between the kind of camaraderie that develops among boys on competitive sports teams and what you...
Why Children Loved Mr. Rogers
People love Mr. Fred Rogers and the recent movie, It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, elegantly illustrated his abundance of empathy, generosity, emotional intelligence, and grace. Yes, he was kind, but there was something more that drew children toward him and...
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