This, as usual, gets some things right but is mostly wrong.http://time.com/5045028/raising-boys-faith-salie/ …
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'Today’s angriest women galvanize; today’s angriest men murder.' No, anger can be manifested in unhealthy & unhealthy ways. When men's anger manifests badly, it's more likely to result in violence. When women's is, it's more likely to result in verbal & psychological cruelty.
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It's great that her daughter likes to play with toy swords and her son rejects them in favour of hearts? No, it's neutral. Attempts to train girls to be more aggressive & boys less aggressive are very likely to fail & also cause feelings of inadequacy in your children.
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Rather than attempting to raise a 'sweet boy', focus on discovering who your child actually is & helping them find healthy ways to be that person, whether he is sensitive, emotionally expressive & nurturing or tough, emotionally private and competitive.
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Actually violent crime is on a sharp increase in Australia, but only amongst young women, just saying.
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