Hal Young's Blog, page 68
February 12, 2010
Join us at the Western NC Winter Conference
Hal & Melanie will be speaking tonight and tomorrow at the Western NC Winter Conference at Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, NC. We'll be speaking on:
The World, The Flesh and The Young 'Uns: Protecting Your Wife in the Homeschooling Life – For Dads
Diapers, Playdough and Microscopes: Teaching a Variety of Ages
Homeschooling High School & Transcripts
Just As I Am: Homeschooling in Hard Times
And
Raising Real Men!
Can't come, but wish you could? You can order workshop CD's!
February 11, 2010
Boys Buzz – Surprised?
A new study finds that caffeine has a greater effect on boys than girls:
The study, which was published in Behavioural Pharmacology, looked at how consuming caffeinated beverages affected children between 12 and 17 years old. It found that boys would work significantly longer at a computer game to win a caffeinated soda than girls would.
Side note: I bet further study would find that boys work harder at a computer game if the prize is a raw hot dog, or a subscription to the Wall Street...
February 10, 2010
We're on the Jesse Lee Peterson Show!
Hal and Melanie are on the Jesse Lee Peterson Show this morning from 10-11am. You can listen live here.
February 9, 2010
Join us on The Other Side with Charles Butler in Chicago!
Chicagoland listeners: We'll be on The Other Side with Charles Butler on WVON 1690AM Chicago at 7:15pm CST tonight. We'd love for you to tune in!
"Written with heart, humor, insight …" – Phil Downer
"Hal and Melanie Young truly have done parents everywhere a tremendous service. Raising Real Men is a powerful parenting guide written with heart, humor, insight, and years of time-tested experience. Each page offers stories, suggestions, and biblical applications that will practically equip you for the tremendous challenge and privilege of raising your own sons into Godly manhood. As a father of six children myself, three of whom are boys, their message strikes a deep chord with me. Hal ...
February 8, 2010
Carnival of Homeschooling
Raising Real Men is pleased to bring you the February 9, 2010 edition of the
Carnival of Homeschooling!
Welcome to Raising Real Men! We've done 14 radio interviews in the past week from eastern North Carolina to Los Angeles, so I know there are many people visiting here who don't know us yet. I'd like to take a moment to explain a few things. The Carnival of Homeschooling is a weekly event that moves around the blogosphere. Bloggers contribute posts and the host blogger gathers all the ...
Survey Finds Boys' Career Plans "Unrealistic"
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports on a survey that found high school boys tend to have unrealistic career expectations:
University of Alaska Fairbanks psychology professor Judith Kleinfeld's study, "No Map to Manhood," showed boys were less likely to have college plans, and often had goals for long-shot careers like video game designers or movie directors. She said many thought they would land a high-paying career out of college and didn't realize how difficult it was to get a good...
Catch us on The Norm Jones Show in Michigan!
Hey guys, we're on The Norm Jones Show on WTCM in Traverse City, MI at 11am EST today on 580AM. Tune in if you're in the area!
We're on Mouth to Mouth with Scott & Michelle in Grand Rapids!
Tune in to WOOD at 1300AM for Mouth to Mouth with Scott & Michelle in Grand Rapids, MI at 10am this morning to hear Hal & Melanie. See you there (well, hear you!).
On The Morning Drive in Midlands/Odessa, TX
Join us this morning on KCRS 550AM with Robert Hallmark and Kurt Verlei on The Morning Drive at 8:35am. Get streaming audio.
