I have a 4 years old

No, wait...I have the most wonderful 4 years that there is on Planet Earth. His name is Bryce also known as Pirate Bryce Sparrow. :)
My adorable 4 years old is smart, witty, fun, full of character and attitude, smiles and tears.
He loves to pretend play (pirates are his favorite thing) but also police man (where he puts us in jail when we make mistakes) or fireman or construction worker.
My 4 years old is sometimes such an old and wise soul, like the other day when he told me " Mommy if you do good to someone, the good is coming back to you" (my heart is melting).
My 4 years old is bilingual ( understands everything in Romanian and just started to put words together to make simple sentences).
My 4 years old loves to run and climb and jump, he looooves music and he is composing all kind of silly songs.
My 4 years old is UNIQUE... because he is my SON. Because I WILL LOVE him no matter what!

Raising Cain

I've just finished reading "Raising Cain:protecting the emotional life of boys" by Dan Kindlon & Michael Thompson.
What a wonderful book! A must read for all parents who are raising and educating boys!
Being a mother of two boys (4 years old and 16 months old), this book was a beautiful reminder of the path we're raising our sons: respect their feelings, talk about emotions, embrace them with love and hugs!
But what this book does also, is prepare you for the coming years, the adolescent years and some of the issues that might come with that: alcohol and drug abuse, sex and love life.
Throughout the reading of the book, there are numerous real life example and as you approach its end, there are the conclusions and some of the step you should follow towards raising en empathic, strong adult man:
"1. Give boys permission to have an internal life, approval for the full range of human emotions, and help in developing an emotional vocabulary so that they may better understand themselves and communicate more effectively with others.
2. Recognize and accept the high activity level of boys and give them safe boy places to express it.
3. Talk to boys in their language-in a way that honors their pride and their masculinity. Be direct with them; use them as consultants and problem solvers.
4. Teach boys that emotional courage is courage and that courage and empathy are the sources of real strength in life.
5. Use discipline to build character and conscience, not enemies.
6. Model a manhood of emotional attachment.
7.Teach boys that there are many ways to be a man. "

Please read this book if you are a parent or an educator of boys. It's an amazing reading and provide you with so much information to raise an emotional, respectful boy and later man.