Boys at School
Parenting Sons: 5 Things You Need To Know About Peer Pressure
Peer Pressure and Healthy Male Mentor As your adolescent boy grows and matures it is increasingly important that he has a strong relationship with dad; if dad is healthy and safe. If that is not the case, a healthy male mentor (grandpa, uncle, stepdad, coach). You hear me say this often, I have dads tell me they’re doing…
Read MoreParenting Boys? 3 Stages of Trouble
When parenting boys, most parents can’t believe their son is troubled. What in the world does he have to be troubled about? It’s interesting the word troubled can be perceived differently to each of us. An example of two extremes is: “being afraid to talk to a girl (mild),” to “committing a crime (severe).” When I say, every boy is troubled, the…
Read MoreYour Son Needs Therapy. Find Out How to Afford Help!
My Son Needs Therapy! How Can I Afford That?!? Raising Sons: Your Health Insurance Could be a Resource Does your son need therapy? I can’t tell you the number of times I hear a single parent mom say “my son needs therapy, I think he’s in trouble but I can’t afford to get…
Read MoreIs Your Teenager Being Bullied?
Believe it or not, this is one of the most heartbreaking issues I see – teenagers being bullied. What constitutes such abuse…. The Big Six When I thought about this series of articles I decided to focus on the “biggies.” In doing so, I thought about the issues I deal with the most in The…
Read MoreThe Dog Ate My Homework
Are you tired of the excuses from your teenage son on why the homework didn’t get done? A Piece Of Advice I’m going to “kill two birds with one stone” for you. Based on my experience with the boys I see, homework isn’t his priority, video games are. And based on the parents I work with,…
Read MorePeer Pressure – My Son is Acting Out, What Should I Do?
Peer pressure by definition is “social pressure by members of one’s peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted.” The Importance Of Adolescence One of the most critical times in a young boys life is adolescence. If you’ve been following me, you have heard me say how…
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