We all need to talk with boys more...I am starting to think that some of this seems so obvious to some of us adults that we've forgotten to make it explicit to the kids we're raising, teaching, counseling, and hoping will grow up to be a better generation of thoughtful and compassionate people.
That's a very thought-provoking idea! What IF the Washington Post had framed the issue that way? I'm genuinely curious: what do you (& others) hear from boys & young men re their thoughts on & interest in marriage? I am asking b/c the feeling I get is not one of enthusiasm. Personally, I think that my generation (Gen X) has done such a good job of talking about the challenges of marriage & parenthood that our kids (Gen Z) primarily see both marriage and parenthood as burdensome, rather than as challenging, enriching parts of life.
It's a really good question. The average age of first marriage in the U.S. keeps getting later, (for men it's now 30.5 year old). Maybe people aren't rushing in, but also aren't rejecting it all together?
This was helpful and already a source of conversation in my home!
Thanks, Charlotte! Some good conversation starters here: https://www.boyhoodinitiative.org/resources?field_taxonomy_ref_target_id=6&field_audience_ref_target_id=16
We all need to talk with boys more...I am starting to think that some of this seems so obvious to some of us adults that we've forgotten to make it explicit to the kids we're raising, teaching, counseling, and hoping will grow up to be a better generation of thoughtful and compassionate people.
That's a very thought-provoking idea! What IF the Washington Post had framed the issue that way? I'm genuinely curious: what do you (& others) hear from boys & young men re their thoughts on & interest in marriage? I am asking b/c the feeling I get is not one of enthusiasm. Personally, I think that my generation (Gen X) has done such a good job of talking about the challenges of marriage & parenthood that our kids (Gen Z) primarily see both marriage and parenthood as burdensome, rather than as challenging, enriching parts of life.
It's a really good question. The average age of first marriage in the U.S. keeps getting later, (for men it's now 30.5 year old). Maybe people aren't rushing in, but also aren't rejecting it all together?