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Back to Search#117: Let's Go Outside
Episode 117
Breakfast. School. Homework. Dinner. Does your son seem bored or disengaged in his day to day life? Here’s a simple way to add adventure, spontaneity, and excitement to his life: Get him outside!
Nat…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#116: He Needs Risk
Episode 116
His superman cape flies out behind him majestically, and he lifts his arms. “One, two, three!” Your five year old jumps off the swing set. A short time later, as you drive him to the emergency room w…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#115: Boys and Hearing
Episode 115
“Take out the trash. This is the fourth time I’ve told you,” you tell your son. Your son says “What? I didn’t hear you.”
Here’s a fact that may not surprise you: boys are biologically wired to be ba…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#114: 3, 2, 1... Lift Off!
Episode 114
There’s a bunch of excitement in the rocket industry. SpaceX and other companies are building gigantic rockets. They’re even planning Mars missions.
But before a rocket ever leaves the ground, there a…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#113: Strike it Rich
Episode 113
During the California Gold Rush of 1849, thousands of prospectors panned for gold in mountain streams and riverbeds. But those prospectors who spent time, sweat, and effort digging into the earth wer…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#112: Step by Step
Episode 112
Do you remember your son taking his first steps? No doubt you had already been holding his hand—and helping him take one step in front of the other.
But eventually, the day came where he climbed to a…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#111: Finding the Right Fit
Episode 111
If you plan to go skiing, you wear ski boots. If you’re heading to the beach, you wear sandals. For a quick jog around the block, you wear running shoes.
You select your shoes based on the type of act…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#110: Broken No More
Episode 110
Have you ever broken an arm? Depending on the type of break, the doctor might have needed to set the bones straight before placing your arm in a cast. That cast kept your arm protected so that the br…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#109: Maintaining Control
Episode 109
Have you ever watched a stunt driver race his motorcycle up a steep ramp and into the air? Maybe he did a double backflip with a bunch of twists and turns.
Those crazy stunts require an incredible ab…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago
#108: Mentor for Battle
Episode 108
Imagine sending an army to war without the tools or training to achieve victory. And yet, we are sending boys, ill-equipped, into a culture that seems to have declared war on boyhood.
The results are…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago