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kingvozzo
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As a companion to this thread on girls, does anyone have any suggestions for boys?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi, Noreen.....
I know this is not what you're asking....it's sort of a tangent, but thought I'd link since I found it in the work-in-progress of compiled links and books about "The Talk" and Puberty, etc.
Modern Chivalry for Boys
And, I quickly skimmed the list of resources, but didn't see anything specifically for boys....but I'll look more carefully later. I did find this one...but it's not FOR boys, rather it's for the parent...but Stenson tends to write good stuff about boys:
Preparing for Adolescence
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I don't have any resources to share, just wanted to comment that when my oldest ds (now 22) began puberty I was stunned! I had no brothers, so I didn't realize the gamut of emotions that boys can experience. I always heard about girls and how difficult they are during puberty, but never boys. 
Perhaps they just aren't as difficult as girls, or it doesn't last as long? But WOW, it sure threw me a curve ball, that's for sure!!
Oh, and I second the Stenson resource that Suzanne recommended. 
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I hope it's okay to ask another question related to this. What would you do if you knew your husband wasn't going to talk about any of this with his sons? Would you say something as the time approaches, and if so, what would you say?
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Syncletica, it's the parents' job to educate their children.. their responsibility. So, yes, if one of the parents won't that doesn't absolve the other of the responsibility and you get the job.
I was just reading something a friend wrote some years back as I was looking for some resources for this thread.
Basically, she was telling how she talked with the boys about how they are given the hormones to be able to work hard. That they can choose to let it make them do bad things or they can choose to use it the way it was intended which is to enable them to work hard.. and they can choose to give into the feeling of frustration, irritation, aggression in a bad way.. or they can find something to work hard at.. cleaning the outside of the building, chopping wood, digging a hole and filling it back in, going for a run, doing push ups, as she said, this is not about education or even usefulness though that's helpful but muscle.. getting their body working to help deal with the hormones/emotions.
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