Raising Boys

What a joy and adventure to raise a son...complete with stink and dirt. If you're a boy mama, here's your soft landing place.

Raising Expectations for Boys: What if ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ Was a Good Thing?

[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine blog.] He grabbed the rungs on the ladder for the big slide when another boy started to pull on...

46 Mom and Son Date Ideas: Fostering Connection Between You and Your Boy

[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine] We’re bumping over the railroad tracks, heading to his soccer game, when my almost 11-year-old...

Raising Teen Boys and the Ministry of Food (as Told by a Reluctant Meal Planner)

[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine blog] My oldest thunked his soccer bag down on the counter, opened the fridge, and let out a...

Riding the Waves of Raising Boys: How to Stop Being Controlling as a Mom

[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine blog] I was sitting on my hospital bed, still wearing those blue hospital socks with the grippy...