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What would you do if a friend suddenly reached out in shock, telling you that her 28 year old nephew just died? He killed himself.… Read More »The Silent Crisis: Male Suicide.

Is CURIOUSITY part of your parenting strategy? It should be. Imagine Your young son is happily playing in the backyard sandbox.. He has a shovel… Read More »The Secret Sauce In Parenting A Boy

The second your life might change. Every parent fears it – the shrill sound of your phone suddenly breaking the silence when all should be… Read More »The call we don’t want to answer

It’s 1960 and this is a typical day for the Jones family. Dad wakes up first, turns on the heat and gets himself ready for… Read More »Families ARE Changing

When I came upon Dr. William Pollack’s book, Real Boys, I had no idea that my world was going to be turned topsy-turvy…

Why do we react so strongly? During the 1970s I was working in a progressive day care setting in Canada. It was not uncommon to have little boys arrive with..

The term ‘toxic male’ originated in the 1980’s from the mythopoetic men’s movement. This was a movement founded by men for men that grew as… Read More »The Toxic Male

Do you ever wonder why we are quite comfortable when our little girls want to dress like a little boy, but if our little boys… Read More »He wants to wear pink! Does it really matter?

This concept was first discussed by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families.  The main idea is that… Read More »The Emotional Bank

The added bonus of understanding about the world of little boys that had a powerful positive impact on understanding big boys, too.