Weapon play. Gender-Bender play. These are the play themes that press against our comfort zones and challenge our perspectives.
First Friday Q&A: What to do about boys playing in the girls’ dressups?
Should you worry about boys playing dress up with “girls’ things”? Short answer, “No”. But you didn’t come here for a short answer, right?
Hanging in There…
I apologize for the paucity of posts as of late. My family has moved over the past week or two and it has been much more grueling than we had anticipated.
Building Strong Boys: The Meaning of Manhood
I’m jumping right in at the deep end with this first topic in the Building Strong Boys Series — The Meaning of Manhood.
Is that Fair?
Guys and Dolls
(Update: I now have FOUR boys, but my feelings about this remain the same.)
I have three boys. My husband likes to say we’re specializing. So of course I often find myself tripping over light sabers, stepping on Lego’s, and dodging Nerf darts. But the toy that sometimes surprises visitors to our home is a couple of baby dolls. Why would dolls have a place in a “testosterhome” like ours? [Read more…]