The Hopes and Hazards of Raising Boys vs. Girls

Whether wrestling with social stereotypes or managing our own expectations, CF explores our greatest hopes and biggest fears about raising our boys and girls

  • The Hopes and Hazards of Raising Boys vs. GirlsA Man’s World?
    Are anti-male messages creating a hostile environment for our sons?
  • The Princess and the Pirate
    Having both a boy and a girl in the home offers a surprising perspective on children and gender roles
  • Rebel Just Because
    Why one mom hopes her daughter grows up with just the right mix of sugar and spice
  • Are Boys or Girls Better at School?
    Contributing editor Tim Johnson looks at the role gender plays in education to answer an age old question

“Girls will be boys and boys will be girls,

It’s a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world.”
— The Kinks

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Are Boys or Girls Better at School?
Are Boys or Girls Better at School?

Boys and girls are very different from one another —...

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