When Role Models Fall: Talking to Boys About Heroes Gone Bad
Category: PARENTING
While it's easy for parents to get angry at men like Lance Armstrong for letting kids down, situations like his present a great opportunity to talk to kids about dealing with disappointment. And about what it means to admire someone for a particular talent or skill versus what it means to consider a person a role model.
By Dr. Peggy Drexler, Contributor
Author, research psychologist and gender scholar, 2013-01-16