Modern Heroes for Boys
Category: PARENTING
Boys in particular often look to sports heroes as role models, and it can be easy to see why: they excel in a way that most boys are familiar with and can understand. But it's key to encourage boys to look to other, perhaps less conventional role models for examples of how they might want to live and grow.
By Dr. Peggy Drexler, Contributor
Author, research psychologist and gender scholar, 2013-01-19