What is “Dietainment” and how you can help stop it

  My boys are suckers for stereotypes. Go ahead, ask them what police officers do? Fight bad guys? Nope, they'll answer 'eat donuts and coffee'. Terrible right? Don't look at me with your pointed fingers either, nothing of the sort has ever come out of my mouth or my husbands, but every time we drive past a police car the boys start chatting about this donut thing. Where on earth did they get this from?, we ask each other, but the answer is obvious - media. So if the boys are quick to … [Read more...]

What do little boys want to be when they grow up? – Boymoms share!

  When I was little my male classmates answered the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?" with answers like fireman and policeman, maybe even a doctor, but usually a community helper of some sort. Being Canadian kids, hockey players or other sports heros were popular choices too. Boys who were super creative answered with fantasies like super hero! Now that I am a mom to three boys, I hear them talk about what they want to be when they get older and I'm a little bit … [Read more...]

Someday I’m going to marry you

"Mommy?, Will you sleep with me?" my youngest asks as he toddles into the room Often this is just a good stall tactic at bedtime, but tonight I could see he was in need of some extra cuddles. So I tucked him back under his covers and crawled in behind him. "Mommy, I'm so in love with you", whispers a little voice in the dark. I can't help but laugh at his choice of words, 'in love' "I love you too buddy" I answer "Cause you'll always be in my heart" He responds This is a phrase … [Read more...]

Tips to Keep your Boys Reading this Summer

Girls love to read don't they? I spent hours flipping through books when I was little, and never went on a road trip with the family without an Archie comic! We usually traveled with my BFF's family and we would both read one on the way to our destination and then switch when we got there so we could have a new read for the trip home!  But boys are a whole other breed, my oldest loved books when he was very young, but around age 5 I could already see it fading and by age 6, he was giving … [Read more...]

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