That's scaring me. Boys need to learn how to say when they're feeling scared, hurt and even angry, Kindlon, the author, says. You get angry about things. If you're sad, you get angry. If you're upset, you get angry.
Life is full of pain.
Five years ago, Pam Pollard had had enough. She took the boys and walked out, leaving Dan crying on the kitchen floor. Even though she came back that night, Pollard later sought help at the Center on Fathering in central Colorado Springs. Group therapy, classes and counseling taught him to yell less, to talk more and to listen. A couple of months ago, when he and Brian got into a shouting match, Dan watched him run out the door in tears.