Birds of a Feather

You’ve heard that old cliché a million times.  “Birds of a feather flock together!”  I’m not certain I believe it 100% but I do believe that “who we associate ourselves with” can impact our behavior.  That applies to adults as well as children; the only difference is as an adult we make our own choices, as parents we…

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Play Ball!

Baseball season is heating up! Yes I’m an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, GO CARDS!  I’m a hockey fan too, I know one of these years the Blues are going to win the Stanley Cup, GO BLUES! This inspired me to write about sports and how adolescent boys can get not only mentoring from a coach, but a “release” of stored/pent-up energy with…

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Happy Father’s Day

Being a father is a special honor; Happy Father’s Day to all Dad’s! Dad’s Are a Gift What a special opportunity a dad has in the life of his son.  As I was completing some of my research recently on this very subject,  I was reminded of the important role dad plays in the healthy development…

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The Best Mom

I shared a story not long ago titled The Best Dad; it was based on one of the eight case studies in my soon to be released book “Saving Our Sons” A Parent’s Guide to Preparing Boys for Success.  It’s appropriate to share another one of those case studies today about a Mom that never gave up…

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SOS – Part Two

So back to the documentary I referred to last week.  The Mask You Live In , has some great examples of how bad it is for troubled boys, but no concrete examples of what is good, or going beyond talking and giving examples of what is working.

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SOS – Part One

Last week I was honored to be asked by Raintree School to be a panelist after the screening of The Mask You Live In. If you haven’t heard of or seen the documentary it’s worth watching.  It is based on Boys Are in Trouble. Nothing new right, you’ve been hearing me and everyone else say…

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Boys Are In Trouble

One of the first blogs I wrote was Our Boys Are in Trouble and here I am reminding you again, why you ask?  Because it’s not getting any better; as a society we’re failing our boys.

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Keeping It Real

Today as I began to write I was keenly aware I was sad.  What was I sad about?  It was exactly 2 years ago today that my father-in-law died, and I was sad.  That led me to my inspiration for this blog – grief and grieving. By Definition There are many definitions of grief, the one I…

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Remember Sandy Hook?

Remember Sandy Hook? Why now you ask do I bring up Sandy Hook?  Well as many of you know I am coming to the end of my PhD studies; as a matter of fact I’m finishing my last two courses as I write this.  A recent assignment was to discuss the horrible events that took place…

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