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Back to Search#341: Relevance Equals Motivation
Episode 341
When your son lacks motivation, show him the relevance.
Boys are biologically wired to be task-oriented and one-track minded. They also have trouble …
2 years, 11 months ago
#340 Check In
Episode 340
All it took was one simple check-in.
A teacher noticed an interesting trend in her classroom. While the girls in the class almost always turned in th…
2 years, 11 months ago
#339: Are You Listening?
Episode 339
Are you Listening?
We need to listen to our children. One old-school method of dealing with children was “The children should be seen and not heard.” …
3 years ago
#338: Succeed to Succeed
Episode 338
Boys need to succeed in order to succeed.
Yes, you heard that right. This is why boys and young men can sometimes get stuck in cycles of failure when…
3 years ago
#337: Transformers
Episode 337
When you were a kid, did you ever play with transformers?
Boys love the way those cars and trucks transform into really cool robots. Plus, the storyl…
3 years ago
#336:Terrific Texts
Episode 336
Do you use your phone to send text messages?
According to statistics, around 80% of Americans do. Those text messages are often sent to family, frien…
3 years ago
#335: Singled Minded
Episode 335
Ask your son what his perfect afternoon would entail. He will most likely give a very simple answer– such as hours spent playing video games, or fish…
3 years ago
#334: St. Patrick's Day Lesson
Episode 334
On this St. Patrick’s Day, there’s a lesson your son can learn from the holiday’s namesake.
While the story of St. Patrick is pretty disputed among h…
3 years ago
#333: Outside Your Home
Episode 333
You’re a parent inside the walls of your home. But what about outside those walls?
Of course, your primary obligation is to parent your own son. But,…
3 years ago
#332: Freedom to Fail
Episode 332
Did you know that Michael Jordan, considered by many to be the greatest basketball player ever, missed 12,345 field goals in his Hall of Fame career?…
3 years ago