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Raising Boys

How to Teach Kids about Gender Differences and Equality

How to Teach Kids about Gender Differences and Equality

Are you the type of parent that would get their son a doll and/or give their daughter a truck? If so, I’m guessing you gave already considered the importance of raising the next generation to respect gender differences and value equality. As much as I have tried to nurture certain traditionally “feminine” qualities in my… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Helping Kids Overcome Challenges, Raising Boys, Raising girls

Family Patterns that Teach Boys to Respect Women

Family Patterns that Teach Boys to Respect Women

When I became a mother of boys, one of my main concerns was: How am I going to ensure my sons are respectful of women? My husband is a wonderful father but there are so many negative influences in the world today, I worried this would not be enough.  I have done my own brainstorming… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Raising Boys

How to Get Fathers Involved in Parenting

How to Get Fathers Involved in Parenting

Is there anything more frustrating than not knowing how to parent your child?  Parenting is a huge job, and yet there are very few preparations offered before you start it. Most mothers I know do quite a bit of reading regarding parenting whether it’s actual parenting books or articles online, plus they might google questions… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Practical Tips, Raising Boys

We Don’t Do “Chores”… We Do “Family Service” Instead

We Don’t Do “Chores”… We Do “Family Service” Instead

Over the past few months, my husband and I have been concentrating on helping the kids become more involved in household duties.  At some point we simply realised that they were perfectly capable of doing more around the house and we figured giving them some tasks would do a number of things including: -Foster more personal… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Living with Purpose, Positive Parenting, Raising Boys

50 Ways to Connect with Sons (Through Activities Mama Enjoys, Too)

50 Ways to Connect with Sons (Through Activities Mama Enjoys, Too)

It’s been a while since I wrote this post about ways to embrace being a mother of only boys.  In fact, I even have a daughter now. However point #2 from that post about the importance of finding activities to do with my sons that we both enjoy is still very pertinent to my life.  Because throwing paper planes… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting, Play Ideas, Positive Parenting, Raising Boys

5 Ways to Nurture Compassion in Little Boys

5 Ways to Nurture Compassion in Little Boys

I want my boys to be compassionate towards those around them – those in their family, those in their class or in their work place, and also those in the community that they do not know personally.  This list may be relevant to girls, as well, but as a mother of boys I find the… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting, Positive Parenting, Raising Boys

10 Lessons for My Sons to Learn to Respect Women

10 Lessons for My Sons to Learn to Respect Women

A few months ago I shared a post with 10 ways to embrace being a mother of boys, and a very thoughtful reader pointed out that as a mother of boys I have a great opportunity (and responsibility!) to uphold equality through educating my sons.  Although I did not mention this point in my article,… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Parenting, Positive Parenting, Raising Boys

10 Ways To Embrace Being A Mother Of Boys

10 Ways To Embrace Being A Mother Of Boys

Gender disappointment is something very real. I know first hand. It’s not that I do not love my boys with all my heart, or wish they were any different.  I just always assumed I’d have a daughter.  After all, I was one of two girls and I never really knew (and therefore expected) anything different for my… {read more}

Filed Under: Blog, Growing from Motherhood, Positive Parenting, Raising Boys

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Chelsea Lee Smith is an author, certified parent educator, and mother of three children with a background in Communications and Counselling. She provides resources to parents and teachers who want to incorporate personal growth into everyday moments. Browse the shop and blog categories to find practical inspiration for family life including tips, activities, printable pages, and resource recommendations.

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