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For generations, mothers have gotten the same old message when it comes to raising sons: beware of keeping him “too close.” A mom who nurtures a deep emotional bond with her boy will prevent him from growing up to be a strong, independent man.
Research shows that the very brand of support boys need usually comes from their moms: listening closely to what boys have to say and acknowledging and validating the emotional content of their struggles and challenges.
Along with letting your child seek his own heroes and role models, there are things you can do to allow him to be male. Whether or not you have a man around to show him the ropes, your son can grow up to be an emotionally healthy male just as many boys of single moms have already done.
I wanted to foster loving relationships with my boys while raising men I'd be proud to launch into the world. Now my sons are young adults and not one expects me to remain silent or fade into the wallpaper.
Before I became a mother, I thought my feminism was a battle fought and won. But having three sons has challenged everything.
We raise our girls to fight stereotypes and pursue their dreams, but we don’t do the same for our boys.
Increasing awareness of the price of toxic masculinity has led many parents to wonder how best to prepare the young men of the future. One father consults the experts.
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