From the time your son is an infant, his relationship with you—Mom or Dad—sets the template for how he will relate to every other person in his world. If you are trustworthy, he will trust others. If you are …

Today, natural, healthy boyhood is under attack.

It is threatened not only by an educational establishment that devalues masculinity and boyishness, and not only by widely remarked social changes including widespread divorce and the rise of single-parent households that deprive …

Boys should, indeed, be boys.

But boys who drink, take drugs, and have sex outside of marriage aren’t “normal” teenagers; rather, they have been abnormally socialized by our unfortunately toxic culture. Today, in my pediatric practice, I must deal with …

Every boy possesses a moral code from the time he is very young. He looks to you—Mom and Dad—to help him adhere to that code. He knows that hitting a kindergarten classmate is wrong, or that yelling at his teacher …

“Mom, where did I come from?”

“Why am I here and what’s the meaning of life, Dad?”

Sooner or later, parents, your kids are going to ask the “big” questions. It’s important to be ready with a solid answer—especially …

It’s that time of year when our kids head back to school classrooms, trading their swimsuits for school uniforms and beach towels for backpacks.

Even though we parents typically begin the school year signing our kids up for this …

Dear Dr. Meeker,

I know that you probably get a lot of emails from Dr. Meeker’s fans, so I want to add one more to the list.  Her book “Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters” was recommended to me two weeks ago.  …

Guess what? It’s not another computer game, it‘s you. We’ll look at how to get the most of your time with your son.

Boys need strong relationships with their parents, period. Every boy, without exception, wants a better relationship with …

In my book Boys will be Boys, you will learn how to raise healthy and happy boys-boys who are honest, courageous, humble, meek (in the sense of willingly withholding their power), and kind. There are secrets to raising such boys. …