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The Department of Puberty is Not Closed for Quarantine

Father & Child Relationships

How to Help Boys Become Their Best, Most Authentic Selves

By Matt Berical

What Parents Raising Boys Need to Do Above All Else

By Andrew Reiner

Father & Child Relationships

Zac Easter Was Taught to Be Tough. It Killed Him

By Reid Forgrave

Go Ahead, Be a Man

By Virginia Pelley

Father & Child Relationships

9 Things Boys Need to Hear Their Father Say at Home

By Steve Calechman

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The Boys Are Not Alright America's boys are caught in a bind: they understand the world is changing, but don't feel they have the tools to change their own lives.

Father & Child Relationships

What Does "Being a Man" Mean to Modern Dads? We asked 15 dads "What's the most important lesson you want to teach your son about being a man?" Here's what they said.

Father & Child Relationships

There’s Nothing Wrong With “Being a Man.” But You Must Face What That Means First In the new book "For The Love of Men: A New Vision For A Mindful Masculinity," journalist Liz Plank explores the myriad ways traditionally masculine notions harm men — and how we can all move forward productively.

What Today's Boys Need More Than Anything In "Boys: What it Means to Become a Man", Rachel Giese discusses the myriad issues boys face today — and what can be done to truly help them.

Father & Child Relationships

Building a New Emotional Vocabulary for Boys Traditionally, boys aren’t encouraged to build an emotional vocabulary. Dads, in particular, can help change that.

Health & Science

What Parents Should Stop Saying to Their Sons While seemingly harmless, these phrases should be shelved.

What All Boys Need to Hear From Their Fathers Dr. Michael Reichert author of "How to Raise a Boy: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men" offers seven phrases all fathers need to say to their sons more often.

Father & Child Relationships

What I Needed My Dad To Tell Me When I Was a Young Man There's always more to say.

My Kids Grew Up Alongside Iron Man. I Wouldn't Have it Any Other Way As Marvel reaches the Endgame, I think about how, in our house, Avengers has marked the time.

What Today's Boys Need Most of All In order for boys to become healthy, well-rounded men, they must be taught to stray from typical masculine learnings and embrace their emotions.

Father & Child Relationships

What I Wish I Knew When My Kids Were Still Little We often see clearest looking back. Here, 11 dads share the advice they would've given their younger selves.

On Kids' TV, Why Aren't Any Girls in Charge? Skye, Starla, and Owlette have a lot in common.

How to Teach Young Kids About Consent Teaching a kid about consent has nothing to do with teaching them about sex. It’s about respecting boundaries.

How American Boys Learn to Speak Like American Men Girls are the arbiters of language. Boys share a voice.

Health & Science

8 Harsh Truths About Raising Boys That Every Dad Should Understand The way men raise boys needs to change and that change needs to start with a child's emotional life, friendships and the way their fathers view the world they live in.

Father & Child Relationships

Society Is Failing Its Boys. Here’s How Parents Can Help Save Them. "It's easy to mistakenly believe that boys are hearty enough to weather the inevitable cruelties of their peers and the world."

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