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February 2014

February 07, 2014

Is Respect Earned or Given?

Perhaps I’m just a curmudgeonly old guy now, but it seems to me that people...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

The Dangers of Steroids for Boys

Many high school boys are involved in sports programs. Sports can be a great vehicle...

January 10, 2014

Pornographers are Stalking Your Son (and Daughter)

Porn is part of your son’s everyday life. He sees it every day on television,...

December 2013

December 27, 2013

Is Choosing Not to Work Healthy?

As I travel around during the day I often observe more and more young men...

December 20, 2013

How You Can Stop the Cycle of Fatherlessness

A ton of research shows that children from fatherless homes fare worse in life than...

December 06, 2013

Teaching Boys Courage

Courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face uncertainty,...

November 2013

November 15, 2013

Does Political Correctness Increase Bullying?

If you are like me you are sick of hearing about this topic. But that...

September 2013

September 27, 2013

Does Honor Still Matter?

Perhaps no character trait embodies healthy masculinity more than that of honor (healthy honor—other cultures...

September 20, 2013

How do we Teach Boys Courage?

The need to take risks in order to feel alive, to do the impossible, to...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

Rant of the Day—Make Boys Tough

Exceptionalism and rugged-individualism helped make America the greatest country that has ever existed. Those traits...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

What Does a Man Look Like?

Last week we talked about young men thinking that they didn’t feel like men. My...

July 19, 2013

The Death of Masculinity? (Hank Hill Part 2)

A lot of men (mostly young men) tell me that they don’t feel like a...

July 05, 2013

Boundaries Make Boys into Men

This past season, several high-profile college head football and basketball coaches have been vilified and...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Sex Education—Why Parents are the Best Teachers

With all the negative outcomes regarding promiscuous sexuality, it is especially important that our pre-teens...

June 21, 2013

Symbols of Glory–Why They Matter

All men have a yearning for greatness, for significance. We want to know we came...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Pornography—Trapping Boys for a Lifetime

Porn is part of your son’s everyday life. He sees it every day on television,...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

Inspiring a Vision in Boys

My good friend, Tony Rorie, is the founder of a program called Men of Honor...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Teens – Is It Better to Get a Job, or be Involved in Healthy After School Activities?

One of the major conflicts I hear from parents of teenagers is whether to allow...

March 05, 2013

How Hunting Teaches Boys Compassion

Surprisingly, one activity that is very healthy in the emotional development of boys is hunting....

February 2013

February 26, 2013

4 Tips to Teach Kids Delayed Gratification

Today, with the challenges to our economy, it is imperative to teach your children the...

February 19, 2013

Why Men Need to Teach Boys Perseverance

Life is difficult. And the things that mean the most in life are the hardest....

February 05, 2013

Girls…and Boys on Hormones!

By the time a young man has entered puberty he is well aware of the...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

The Power of Fathers

One way to judge the degree of power or influence that something has is to...

January 22, 2013

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

The type of men we are determines the type of men our boys become. In...

January 08, 2013

A Father’s Protection

There is an old legend regarding the Cherokee Indian youth's Rite of Passage. When a...

December 2012

December 15, 2012

Boys and Elephants

A number of years ago there was a problem with the elephant herds on a...

December 04, 2012

Expectations Make the Man

Oftentimes the expectations we have for our children have a tendency to come to fruition. ...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

Perpetuating the Cycle

Fatherless boys tend to follow in the footsteps modeled for them, perpetuating fatherlessness onto future...

November 13, 2012

Where Have All The Good Men Gone?

In her article in the Wall Street Journal, Kay S. Hymowitz comments that not so...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Anti Bullying Resources

This month, I’ve been focusing on National Bullying Prevention Month. For me, this is a...