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Raising Expectations for Boys: What if ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ Was a Good Thing?
[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine blog.] He grabbed the rungs on the ladder for the big slide when another boy started to pull on...
Marnie Hammar
Jun 20, 20221 min read


46 Mom and Son Date Ideas: Fostering Connection Between You and Your Boy
[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine] We’re bumping over the railroad tracks, heading to his soccer game, when my almost 11-year-old...
Marnie Hammar
May 20, 20222 min read


Raising Teen Boys and the Ministry of Food (as Told by a Reluctant Meal Planner)
[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine blog] My oldest thunked his soccer bag down on the counter, opened the fridge, and let out a...
Marnie Hammar
Feb 9, 20221 min read


Riding the Waves of Raising Boys: How to Stop Being Controlling as a Mom
[Featured on The Joyful Life Magazine blog] I was sitting on my hospital bed, still wearing those blue hospital socks with the grippy...
Marnie Hammar
Sep 15, 20211 min read
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