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The problem of books and boys has been in the news lately. It's a known fact that boys generally read less than girls and seem to enjoy it less when they do read. Teachers and librarians have worried about it for years, and some of their suggestions border on desperation. Should we embrace comic books and…
"Raising boys is not an easy task, but the Youngs talk about practical aspects of doing so and include a biblical worldview to face the challenges presented. Each chapter includes notes. The content includes financial training, culture, being polite in a masculine manner, work, Christian male role models, and even choosing a college. The Youngs are…
Hello to all the new folks visiting us today from My Home in the Smokies while we're sponsoring the giveaway on the Hip Homeschool Hop! We hope you'll take a look around while you're here, especially if you have boys. Check out our new book, Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys for real, practical…
Our family enjoys board games from time to time, especially old standards like Monopoly, Clue, and Scrabble. We also enjoy history, geography and trains. Our friends at Timberdoodle sent us a board game that combines them all, and we've added a new game to our list of favorites! Settlers of America: Trails to Rails is…
Over at Whatever State I Am, Lea Ann Garfias writes, As a mother of three real boys for over 12 years now who has read her share of books on rearing the male species, I did not expect to be surprised by the Young’s take on child rearing. But I was. From the moment my…
Hello to all our first-time guests at Raising Real Men, our blog dedicated to training up sons who stand strong to fulfill God's calling in their lives! We had a lot of submissions for this week's Carnival, and due to a family issue at the last moment, we are a few hours late getting the…
Probably one of the most common questions we've gotten as we speak all over the country is "How in the world do I get my teenage son to do his schoolwork?" As the parents of these guys: we've been there! There are days I've felt like jerking them (and me, too) bald-headed. We've found that…
Fernando Espinosa, 17, of El Paso, Texas, is receiving the Boy Scouts' Honor Medal with Crossed Palms, its highest award for bravery and service. Espinosa was walking a teacher to her car earlier this year when another vehicle bore down on them in the crosswalk. He managed to push the teacher to safety but was…
We'll be hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling next week (September 14) and we would love to see some submissions about homeschooling boys, raising boys, living with boys, books for boys and resources for boys! To enter, go to the instruction page, send submissions to the forwarding address CarnivalOfHomeschooling@gmail.com, or enter with the blog carnival form.
Talk about bad headlines. Following a study presented to the American Psychological Association, the media asked, "Being A Mama's Boy: Good For Your Health?" The gist of the study by Dr. Carlos Santos of Arizona State University suggested that boys who "resist" male stereotypes and are close to their mothers grow up with better mental…
