Raising Gentle Men

We all hope to raise our sons to be gentle men. You know: the kind of man who will treat others well at all times, including his mother and father, his sister and brother, his dates and eventually his life partners.

Parents have taught their boys how to shake hands firmly, sit properly at the dinner table, and say “thank you,” but sometimes forget to teach sexual etiquette. It seems the rise of the hookup culture has resulted in teens who will have sex without even sending so much as a text the next day, taking little ownership of the other person's resultant emotions, and with the mindset of "Well, I never promised them a relationship."

When a boy becomes a man, he must also become a gentle man: This should be your mandate.