During a recent trip to the park, we encountered a little kid and his mother. He was a couple years…
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Why I Don’t Want My Kid to Be Polite
I don’t want my child to be polite. That probably sounds weird, right? Not long ago, one of our child…
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7 Ways to Parent Without Stereotypes
Long before becoming a parent, I became fascinated with messages society sends to kids solely based on their sex. As a…
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Why Saying “You’re OK” is Harmful to Boys
“You’re OK!” You see it about to happen. The little kid slips on a toy, and in seemingly slow motion…
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Not All Girls Like Pink
Society has a pink obsession. In the last 15-20 years, marketers and advertisers have slipped into a lazy, but intentional…
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Why Toxic Masculinity Hurts Boys Too: Jameis Winston’s Message about Gender Roles
Last week, a professional football player spoke to a classroom of fifth-grade kids and basically told the girls to sit…
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