I am a mother of two boys, a parent & group coach, advocate for boys and a wife to a busy exec. Modern day society in is one of the most violent. As a result our community is jumpy about boys and do not like to trust that boys play is naturally more aggressive, boisterous and assertive. And those boys without strong role models, especially those in high-risk neighbourhoods, have a higher risk of attaching importance to the wrong types of role models and learning faulty and ill-serving behaviours.

I would like nothing more than to make a career of supporting parents, teachers and all significant others in boys’ lives to raise them to be the best men that they can be.

My goal in working with parents raising boys is to enable our sons and boys to live their best lives and to reach their full potentials in their school life, home life, family life – both now and later – but most importantly for themselves.

We are privileged participants, partners and guests in their lives. The opportunity to accompany them on their journey through life is an honour, but also a challenge. The role of parenting boys may overwhelm us at times. I hope to guide you through the ages, stages and phases through which boys typically move to empower you and equip you with the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to make the most of each phase, so that the boys you love grow wisely, confidently and securely through life’s stages and challenges, to ultimately become highly functional and magnificent men, partners, husbands and fathers.

In this 21st Century world of violence, drugs, high teenage suicides and pregnancies, our boys are most at risk. More and more are lacking a sense of purpose, struggling at school, awkward in relationships, vulnerable to alcohol and drug abuse, and in danger of being the victims, as well as the perpetrators, of physical and sexual abuse. By the age of fifteen, three times as many boys than girls are likely to die from many causes combined – but most especially from accidents, violence and suicide.

Our boys are unique. They differ from girls in positive ways. We therefore cannot raise them in the same way, but need to better understand and appreciate their masculinity. Their gender plays a significant role in how they are best raised, taught, spoken to and heard.

As Steve Biddulph so powerfully puts it, maleness is everywhere: inexperience and risk on one side; competence, caring, bravery and steadiness on the other. Men, when they turn out well are wonderful, but young men are so vulnerable and prone to disaster. And when disaster strikes it impacts many lives and multiple facets of our society.

I have two incredibly special sons myself (Alex & Robbie) and I would love to achieve nothing less that the above for them.  It is however easier to read the information and suggestions in books and in the media than it is to consistently put them into practice. The aim is however not be a perfect parent, but a consistently good enough one. This requires us to move from being unaware of our actions to working from a place of conscious consciousness, until the good stuff becomes unconscious

I am passionate about raising good men, one boy at a time, and therefore try to get my hands on anything and everything that is pertinent to my journey of raising boys. I look forward to discussions and the enriching and rewarding journey of parenting our sons.