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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...

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 05, 2013

Boundaries Make Boys into Men

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

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,...

May 21, 2013

Why Boys Need Honor

Perhaps no character trait embodies healthy masculinity more than that of honor. Honor is the...

May 14, 2013

The Heart of Masculinity

All boys want to know how a man is supposed to act. Our model of...

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 19, 2013

Why Men Need to Teach Boys Perseverance

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

January 2013

January 22, 2013

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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

January 01, 2013

The Kind of Person I Yearn to Be

As a new year dawns it is a perfect opportunity to have a fresh slate...

July 2012

July 09, 2012

Why Boys Need Self-Discipline (Even if Moms Sometimes Won’t Teach It!)

Why do boys needs to learn self-discipline?

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