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Boys Buzz – Surprised?
A new study finds that caffeine has a greater effect on boys than girls: The study, which was published in Behavioural Pharmacology, looked at how consuming caffeinated beverages affected children between 12 and 17 years old. It found that boys would work significantly longer at a computer game to win a caffeinated soda than girls…
“Written with heart, humor, insight …” – Phil Downer
“Hal and Melanie Young truly have done parents everywhere a tremendous service.  Raising Real Men is a powerful parenting guide written with heart, humor, insight, and years of time-tested experience.  Each page offers stories, suggestions, and biblical applications that will practically equip you for the tremendous challenge and privilege of raising your own sons into…
Carnival of Homeschooling
 Raising Real Men is pleased to bring you the February 9, 2010 edition of the      Carnival of Homeschooling!   Welcome to Raising Real Men! We've done 14 radio interviews in the past week from eastern North Carolina to Los Angeles, so I know there are many people visiting here who don't know us yet. I'd…
Survey Finds Boys’ Career Plans “Unrealistic”
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports on a survey that found high school boys tend to have unrealistic career expectations: University of Alaska Fairbanks psychology professor Judith Kleinfeld’s study, “No Map to Manhood,” showed boys were less likely to have college plans, and often had goals for long-shot careers like video game designers or movie directors.…