Child Development

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How to Help Your Boys Develop a Healthy Relationship with Peer Friendships Across Different Ages — Raising Kids Who Connect Well Without Losing Who They Are

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There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over the house after one of my boys comes home from time with a friend — a good quiet, the kind that tells you something nourishing just happened. But there is also a different kind of quiet. The tight-lipped, slumped-shoulders kind that means something went sideways

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How to Help Your Boys Develop a Healthy Relationship with Waiting — Raising Kids Who Can Be Patient Without Losing Their Minds (or Yours)

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It started with a board game. My 10-year-old wanted to play, my 6-year-old wasn’t ready to sit still, my 12-year-old kept checking the clock because he had something else he wanted to do, and my 15-year-old — bless him — was sighing loudly every time someone took longer than thirty seconds on their turn. We

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How to Help Your Boys Develop a Healthy Relationship with Accountability Without Raising a Kid Who Either Rebels or Crumbles

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It started with a broken window. My 10-year-old was throwing a baseball in the backyard — something we’ve told him a hundred times not to do near the house — and sure enough, a wild pitch found its way straight through the garage window. I heard the crack from inside. I came out to find

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