A Little Help Here?
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
I made a rookie parenting mistake the other day. When Andy (the 4 year old) told me that his teddy bear “baby” needed a bath, I was so distracted by his brother and sister that I said something along the lines of, “ok, whatever.” Oops. I know that they’re stuffed with foam and such, but those teddy bears can absorb and discharge and awful lot of water. I think the bathroom floor is still recovering.
Clearly, we all need a little help from time to time. For example, I obviously need the Mistake Guy to jump out of the closet and sing, “Miiistaaaake,” at me when I do things like absentmindedly give my son permission to wash his bear in the bathroom sink using (coincidentally) the ridiculously expensive boutique hair products I got suckered into buying. Utilities bill aside, however, that is a small problem. In terms of big problems, every week, I have worried parents calling or writing us looking for help for their boys. The backstories are varied–sometimes it’s about the absence of a parent, sometimes it’s about concern over the school’s push for an ADHD diagnosis, and so on. But in the end, the heart of the problem is a mother or father who is worried about the fact that their son is struggling with school.
We offer all of the help and support that we can, but we have limited resources and personnel, and so I’m asking for your help. Have you ever thought about volunteering or interning for a non-profit organization? Do you know about any great programs for boys in your area? If so, please email us at schools@menshealthnetwork.net and help us help others. And if volunteering isn’t your bag, but you still want to do what you can, you might also considering donating to Boys and Schools instead.
Thank you for your help. It really does make all the difference.
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