Boys Can Dance Too

Posted by | 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...

Setting Boundaries

Posted by | 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 ...

Gender Disappointment

Posted by | 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...

Time for a Hug

Posted by | 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 ...

Family Hate

Posted by | 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...

Sometimes, It's Best to Wait

Posted by | 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...

Books 'Bout Boys: Packaging Boyhood

Posted by | 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...

Are Plastics Turning Boys Into Girls?

Posted by | 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...

Poll: Boys & Birth

Posted by | 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...

Holiday Giveaway: Tag Jr. Reading Bundle

Posted by | 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...

Imposed Stress?

Posted by | 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...

Soothing the Stress

Posted by | 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 ...

Don't Let Stress Win

Posted by | 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...

Anxious Boys?

Posted by | 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...

Football Fans, Unite!

Posted by | 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...

Birth & Babies

Posted by | 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...

Can Boys Nurse Babies?

Posted by | 6:54 PM
I stumbled across an interesting article by Amy Rawson today. Called "Raising Boys," her article delineates her attempt to raise ...

Persistence

Posted by | 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...

Climbing Ahead

Posted by | 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...

We Return to Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

Posted by | 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, ...