That it is seen as strange. But Goeffrey says that the fear of being thought of as gay among peers even for the slightest display of affection is real. Goeffrey says boys learn to have these attitudes. Hoats says that parents of boys need to talk to their sons to find out their comfort zone concerning affection and what they need from their parents. Guys will try to show that they are tougher than somebody else by pushing them around.
Boys are twice as likely as girls to come to school with homework incomplete.
Two-thirds of special education kids are boys. Offer as much affection as your boy can comfortably handle. Support boys who don't fit the mold. Boys who exhibit traits such as being tender, compassionate or artistic often times are labeled as being gay by peers. Boys struggle with an intense case of homophobia during the years from 11 to 13.