Parents want so many things for their children: to find joy, to make friends, to explore the world, to live free of judgment and discrimination.
Making these dreams reality is never easy, but parents raising boys face a unique challenge. The traditional definition of what it means to be a man — stoic, self-assured, strong — is in the midst of a significant transformation. Men are being encouraged to reject harmful stereotypes that prevent them from expressing the full range of human emotions.
At the same time, boys still live and play in environments where those stereotypes are enforced, sometimes brutally. Parents want to raise emotionally intelligent boys who can be their true selves, but none of them want to see their child bullied, ostracized, or beaten as a result. Read more…
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