If you’re like most people, your kids will play some sport or a combination of sports when they’re young. Some parents are content to send their kids off to the field or court to be coached by someone else. Others want to get involved, spending quality time with their child while making memories that will...Continue reading
Category: Growing Up
Even More Distracted Driving
Dear Mr. Dad: A few weeks ago, you had an email from a 13-year old whose mother talks on the phone. You should have told the child to rat her mother out to the cops. The mother is endangering her own life, her daughter’s life, and innocent bystanders’ and drivers’ lives. The 13-year old should send a note...Continue reading
Distracted Driving: A Real Killer
Dear Mr. Dad: This may sound dramatic, but I’m hoping you can help save my mom’s life. She’s constantly on her phone, talking or texting, while she’s driving. I’m only 13 and I’ve tried telling her to stop but she says she has it under control and says I should be quiet. She’s cut out...Continue reading
Help Us Spread the Word about Child Passenger Safety Week
Did you know that every 33 seconds a child under 13 is involved in a car crash in the United States? That can be a pretty scary thought—and will probably (hopefully) get you thinking about making sure your child is safely snuggled into a car seat every time you head out to school, the grocery...Continue reading
This Father’s Day, Give Your Kids the Gift of Your Health
As a father, you want to protect your children and do everything you can to ensure that they lead a happy, healthy life. And the best way to do that is to be happy and healthy yourself. Summer vacation may have started, but June is about more than summer camps and backyard BBQs. It’s Men’s...Continue reading
Graduating? You have health insurance options
Congrats, graduates! Whether you’re heading into the working world or planning your next move, you have options for affordable health insurance that works for your life and your budget. Find your best options fast Under 30? Just answer a few quick questions to get a personalized guide that’ll help you make a good coverage decision....Continue reading
From Penn State to Afghanistan–Why Do We See No Evil When Boys Are Sexually Abused?
When I was about 12 years old, my mother took me to visit one of her cousins. As the evening approach, she and her cousin decided to go to a concert and they left me in the care of her cousin’s husband. Since I didn’t really know him, I decided to go into one of the...Continue reading
Why Have Two in The Corner Pocket?
Growing up as a kid, you expect to find two jewels right where they belong down there. And about the size of small grapes. But did you know that 2% of boys at birth are missing a testicle? It’s just not there in the sac. Yup, undescended testicles are the most common genital birth defect. That...Continue reading
7 Ways Dads Help Out In the Home
American households have made dramatic changes in the past 50 years when it comes to the role of fathers. According to Pew Research Center, in 1960, 70% of households had a father who worked and a mother stayed home. Now it is more common to see both parents working and sharing responsibilities in the home....
What Happens When Boys Become Men
Let’s talk for a moment about life cycles. Companies have them, markets have them, and products have them. The trajectories for many product life cycles generally progress through well-defined stages: Introduction, growth, maturity and decline. I dare say that as boys become men, their health care shows a remarkably similar curve. Men’s Health Lifecycle Don’t...Continue reading