Are you the type of parent that would get their son a doll and/or give their daughter a truck? If so, I’m guessing you gave already considered the importance of raising the next generation to respect gender differences and value equality. As much as I have tried to nurture certain traditionally “feminine” qualities in my… {read more}
Raising Boys
Family Patterns that Teach Boys to Respect Women
When I became a mother of boys, one of my main concerns was: How am I going to ensure my sons are respectful of women? My husband is a wonderful father but there are so many negative influences in the world today, I worried this would not be enough. I have done my own brainstorming… {read more}
How to Get Fathers Involved in Parenting
Is there anything more frustrating than not knowing how to parent your child? Parenting is a huge job, and yet there are very few preparations offered before you start it. Most mothers I know do quite a bit of reading regarding parenting whether it’s actual parenting books or articles online, plus they might google questions… {read more}
We Don’t Do “Chores”… We Do “Family Service” Instead
Over the past few months, my husband and I have been concentrating on helping the kids become more involved in household duties. At some point we simply realised that they were perfectly capable of doing more around the house and we figured giving them some tasks would do a number of things including: -Foster more personal… {read more}
50 Ways to Connect with Sons (Through Activities Mama Enjoys, Too)
It’s been a while since I wrote this post about ways to embrace being a mother of only boys. In fact, I even have a daughter now. However point #2 from that post about the importance of finding activities to do with my sons that we both enjoy is still very pertinent to my life. Because throwing paper planes… {read more}
5 Ways to Nurture Compassion in Little Boys
I want my boys to be compassionate towards those around them – those in their family, those in their class or in their work place, and also those in the community that they do not know personally. This list may be relevant to girls, as well, but as a mother of boys I find the… {read more}
10 Lessons for My Sons to Learn to Respect Women
A few months ago I shared a post with 10 ways to embrace being a mother of boys, and a very thoughtful reader pointed out that as a mother of boys I have a great opportunity (and responsibility!) to uphold equality through educating my sons. Although I did not mention this point in my article,… {read more}
10 Ways To Embrace Being A Mother Of Boys
Gender disappointment is something very real. I know first hand. It’s not that I do not love my boys with all my heart, or wish they were any different. I just always assumed I’d have a daughter. After all, I was one of two girls and I never really knew (and therefore expected) anything different for my… {read more}
