parenting boys

My Son Cries All the Time!
Q. My son cries all the time! What do I do? My husband says it has to stop, but my son has such a tender heart.  Raising passionate kids can be really challenging. We've had a few kids with BIG emotions - when they were happy, they were on top of the world, when they…
Crank Down the Anger
We finally noticed a pattern. When one of our children got somewhere between nine and fourteen, they'd climb on an emotional rollercoaster and invite us all to join them. Wow, what a tough age to parent! The first time we went through it, we questioned everything, "Is it us? Have we failed in parenting? Is…
Grand Theft Auto V and Hoods In Training
The headlines have been everywhere this week. Grand Theft Auto V is out and, to listen to social media, everyone is super-excited. Well, not everyone, but it sold $800 million dollars worth the very first day! And it has over 4.3 million fans on Facebook. We were thinking about this today when we read the…