It’s only recently that I’ve realised how content I am just having boys. They suit me. I happily call myself a feminist but when I was pregnant with my first child I surprised myself by wanting a son. I was smug when I had him too; the first boy on either side of the family after five girls. With my second son I had an unspoken preference for a girl, but he was such a beautiful baby, a competition winner no less. With my third ... Read full article
Boys are under increasing pressure to look good. How is this impacting on boys' healthy body image? Yvette Vignando appears on The Morning Show Channel 7 and discusses briefly what parents can do to promote a healthy body image in their teenage sons and protect them from developing eating disorders. Also appearing, Danni Rowlands from the Butterfly Foundation and Loveena Guilford from Styed with Love. Read full article
When my boys were little, I lived in an environment where the men went to work during the day, and came home at night to sit on the couch while the women waited on them. True. This happened regardless of whether the women worked outside the house all day too. Needless to say it never bode well with me and I promised myself that my boys would never expect this of their wives. One of the most important things I could teach them is how to be a good husband. Read full article
On 13 April 2011 Yvette Vignando commented on articles criticising a J. Crew designer for painting her young son's toenails pink. Yvette explained that it is common for little boys to enjoy this kind of play and that on its own, this is not harmful for a child. Yvette also pointed out that she is not a psychologist and Larry Emdur revealed that he is not an astronaut. Read full article
My son recently turned 5. I remember 12 months ago when he turned 4, thinking – that’s it, that’s the end of my baby. I couldn’t even classify him as a toddler any more – he was really a kid. His vocabulary was growing every day, and combined with his natural curiosity this meant he was asking increasingly complex questions about the world around him. He had begun to show some resilience and self-control as he matured. And then something peculiar happened. Read full article
Friday 21 January 2011 - Links to Latest Parenting and Education news: Homophobia Program NSW Schools ~ Depression and Video Games ~ Language and Surrogacy ~ University Skills ~ British National Curriculum ~ Children Process Flood Trauma Queensland Read full article
Tuesday 11 January 2011 - Links to Latest Parenting and Education news: Chinese Parenting ~ Princess Culture ~ Babies' Perception ~ Breastfeeding Boys ~ Mood & Intuition ~ Adoption & Attachment ~ Abortions Read full article
Book: He'll Be OK by Celia Lashlie. In this honest, no–nonsense and best–selling book, Celia Lashlie reveals what goes on inside the world of boys and that it is an entirely different world from that of girls. With clarity and insight, she offers parents – especially mothers – practical and reassuring advice on raising their boys to become good, loving, articulate men. Read full article
Book:Growing Great Boys by Ian Grant. This book shows how to work with the essential character of boys, using understanding and emotional support to raise loyal, passionate, hard-working, sensitive, funny, fearless and strong men.
parenting advice for raising great sons, from the vital preschool years through to the challenges of teens. It includes chapters on the roles of mums and dads, and on the special challenges faced by solo parents. Read full article
Parenting a Tween feels a bit like you’re running a medieval gauntlet. You know it’s going to be tricky. Some of your friends already have had kids going through the Tween stage, between the ages of nine and 13, and you’ve heard the stories of once happy and empathetic children morphing into self-absorbed, emotional nightmares when they don’t get their way. Read full article
