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Thanks to your votes and support, Blogging 'Bout Boys has been named a... Thank you, Alasandra, for hosting the contest. Please head to ...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:05 AM

Does your son have a cell phone? What are his favorite features? According to a new study , boys are more likely than girls to use their cel...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:43 AM

Did you know that Michael Landon, Vince Vaughn and Mark McGwire were all bedwetters ? I didn't, until I read, " Bedwetting: Here...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:00 PM

The Mesquite Independent School District in Texas thinks so. By now, you may have heard the story of four-year-old Taylor Pugh , a pre-kinde...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:13 AM

R.I.P Dusty.

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Posted by Unknown | 6:45 PM

I'd had it with my boys' bickering . At lunch, after we lit the Advent candles, I read a passage from Matthew 5: "You hav...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:00 PM

Our oldest cat, Dusty, is dying. Not in some theoretical, we're-all-going-to-die-someday kind of way, but actively dying. Dusty is curr...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:13 PM

According to a recent survey, the answer most likely is "not enough." Researchers from Rand Corp., Virginia Commonwealth Universit...

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Posted by Unknown | 3:24 PM

Maybe, says a new Swedish study . The study examined 1.2 million Swedish men born between 1950 and 1976. It tracked the boys (then men) ove...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:28 PM

Owen's Mom ! Owen, I believe you might be getting a Tag Jr. Reading bundle this holiday season. Owen and his mom enjoy reading The Litt...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:11 PM

What if your son told you he wanted to dance? Not hip-hop, not jazz, not even ballroom -- ballet. What would you say? More importantly, what...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:16 PM

Joyce Grant, of Getting Kids Reading , had a great post yesterday about why boys don't like school. She recently attended a Leonard Sax ...

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Posted by Unknown | 1:48 PM

Apparently, some moms are very, very unhappy with their baby boys. According to a recent article first published in Elle, increasing number...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:33 PM

I'm not from a particularly huggy family. We don't hug every time we say hi and we rarely hug when we say good-bye. It's more ...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:34 AM

My boys can bicker. A lot. In fact, they frequently spend entire days telling each other how much better their lives would be if only thei...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:43 PM

We've talked about potty training before, so you may already know that my basic philosopy is to follow the child : Four boys into paren...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:39 PM

Like it or not, the media has a massive effect on today's boys. That's why I was so excited to see Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our So...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:17 PM

Ok, that might be a bit inflammatory. But the recent news that in-utero exposure to phthalates affects boys' play preferences in presch...

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Posted by Unknown | 6:58 AM

Looks like we're all over the place when it comes to boys and birth. After watching the Internet's first live birth , I asked if you...

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Posted by Unknown | 6:23 PM

If you've been around for awhile, you know that Blogging 'Bout Boys is all about reading . (Well, about boys - and reading!) We ta...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:14 PM

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Posted by Unknown | 9:27 PM

Gutsy Writer , a mom of three boys, had an interesting comment regarding my last blog post. I'm curious to hear what you think about the...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:40 PM

So how do you help your stressed out son? #1: Recognize that he needs help The research shows that boys are likely to ignore stress. They ...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:57 PM

We have a winner! The winner of the fantasy football book giveaway is MAC Mom . Congrats! MAC Mom is the mother of a not-quite-one-year-old...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:13 PM

Parents aren't the only ones stressing out these days. The kids are stressed too. New research from the American Psychological Associati...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:17 AM

Up here in Packer country, it's been an interesting year. First, our star quarterback defects to the Vikings . Then, after losing twice...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:23 AM

I just can't stop thinking about it. Last night, I stayed up way too late to watch the Internet's first live birth. Twenty-three-y...

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Posted by Unknown | 6:54 PM

I stumbled across an interesting article by Amy Rawson today. Called "Raising Boys," her article delineates her attempt to raise ...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:35 PM

Some kids just don't take no for an answer. Unfortunately, I have been blessed with at least two of them. The "un" in that sen...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:02 PM

Ever notice how your boys frequently make their biggest leaps when you're not looking? As you can probably tell, my three-year-old has l...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:32 AM

A house full of sick kids can certainly knock you off your routine. It can empty your pocketbook too. But flu or no flu, life must go on, ...

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Posted by Unknown | 2:37 PM

The best part of my cruise/conference? Getting to hang around with a lot of other writers who also happen to be parents. Some of the brave s...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:22 PM

If it wasn't for the scar on my finger, I wouldn't believe it myself. Just a few short days ago, I was snorkeling in the Bahamas. Th...

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Posted by Unknown | 11:28 AM

'Tis the season -- for football! Those football fans among you have probably been enjoying the season for weeks now (depending on your t...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:15 PM

I finally -- finally! -- signed my kids up for swim lessons. It's been a good year and a half, at least, since anyone has had a formal ...

0 comments Labels: education, learning, parenting, reading, school

Posted by Unknown | 6:06 PM

...but not on the walls. Not that I have anything against blue walls, per say. It's just blue CRAYON on walls that gets to me. Specifica...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:18 AM

Should boys receive a vaccination that may prevent cervical cancer? On the surface, the question seems ridiculous. Boys clearly lack a cerv...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:31 PM

My new favorite show is Glee , Fox's hit show about a high school show choir. It's over-the-top campy fun featuring teenage angst, a...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:00 AM

Here in Wisconsin, it is officially Fall -- cloudy skies, cool temps, winter jackets and lots and lots of leaves. And as far as I and my bo...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:07 PM

What do you think when you think "boy?" How 'bout when you think "girl?" Koshii Eslinger of Moms at Work was absol...

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Posted by Unknown | 9:29 PM

I am not much of an angler. Boy #1, however, is a fishing fanactic -- and a pretty talented one at that. This summer he guided me to my very...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:18 PM

If you read the headlines at all, you might conclude that the boys are either violent or into sports. Today, my Google alert screams, "...

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Posted by Unknown | 4:43 PM

President Obama may have won the Nobel Peace Prize, but he's certainly not a popular figure in our house right now. (And I'm an Ob...

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