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Tag: raising boys

Third Grade is When it All Changes

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My boy is growing up. A friend who was once a third grade teacher warned me it would be coming. It is the collision...

Gender & Expectations: Living in the Neutral Zone

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Tutu girl. That’s what my son told me a bully at school called him. It was pajama day and he wanted to wear hot pink...

Celebrating Women’s History Month: HERstory, OURstory

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Starting in 1987, the United States designated the month of March as Women’s History Month. Considering we just elected the first woman to ever...

How I Love on My Growing Son

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A mom once told me that it was time for her to stop hugging her son because it meant that her breasts were coming...

Talking to Your Son about Puberty

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TV comedies are full of references to "The Talk," an uncomfortable, one-time discussion about the “birds and bees.” Maybe that’s even how you learned...

My 4-Step Plan for My Son to LOVE Reading

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I am already terrified that as my toddler son grows, each new year will bring him closer to the day he no longer loves...

12 Books for Young Boys

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My sons love reading books, and we make it a point to attend story time at our local library, as much as possible. Building...

To My Son on Your Six-Month Birthday

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I remember the day you were born so clearly. It was only six months ago, but I know without a doubt that I will...

A Girly Boy Mom

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I've always been a "girly-girl." The kind who grew up having bows in her hair everyday and embraced any opportunity to wear a fancy...

Why We Let Our Kids Play Rough and Take Risks

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I’m not a cool mom by really any standards. I’m a regular mom, plain as they come. I hover and helicopter far more than I...

Changing the Perception of ‘Mama’s Boy’

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I fully embrace being a boy mom of two. While I don’t usually like to assign gender-specific behaviors, there’s something unexplainable to me about...

Dear Future Daughter-in-Law

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Dear Future Daughter-in-Law, This morning when I tiptoed into my son’s room to wake him for the day, I thought of you.  As my cheek...

DIY: Boys’ Haircut

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If I had to pick one condition or deal breaker that my husband had prior to marrying me, it was that I had to...

A Run with My Son

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I thought I had nailed parenting. My son and I laughed and played together great. Then he began to grow up. Slowly I...

I’m a Sexual Assault Survivor Raising Boys

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This year, I am reclaiming Mother's Day. Seventeen years ago, on Mother's Day weekend, I had to drive home from college to tell my...
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