Moms – Jessica Tucker
Raising boys to be emotionally mature young men takes a lot of effort. Not necessarily so because of the boys but because of the societal pressures put on boys to conform to behave in a way that is not conducive to showing feelings. As such, boys are often met with comments that they need to “toughen up,” “brush it off,” or to “stop crying because it is not that big of a deal.” And all that these comments do is set boys up to be emotionally unavailable as they age because they do not have the words to express themselves properly. As such, parents should know some not-so-pushy ways to get boys to express their emotions.
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