The Good Son
Suppose I told you that I am very close to my son, Paul. That I love hanging out with him, and we have dozens of inside jokes and shared traditions. Even though we speak frequently, I get a little thrill each…
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Two Volumes on Parenting, From Two Perspectives
Ms. Lombardi’s book, “The Mama’s Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger” (Avery), released in March, explores what she discovered during three years of research into “the only stigmatized parent-child relationship” — that between mothers and sons —…
The Mamas Boy Myth
A couple of years ago I was going through a minor career crisis. My employer had just changed my job description to include duties that I could certainly handle but which, in my opinion, didn’t really exploit my strengths. I complained…
Kiss the “Mama’s Boy” Myth Goodbye
In her groundbreaking new book, “The Mama’s Boy Myth,” Kate Stone Lombardi blasts away the myth that has been keeping moms and sons at an arm’s distance for centuries. Learn why keeping our sons close makes them stronger.
Stop Worrying About Raising a Mama’s Boy
What’s a “mama’s boy”? A wimp, of course, a child tied too tightly to his mother’s apron strings, overly sensitive, incapable of detaching, ready to “run to mama” at the slightest hint of adversity. Norman Bates. Oedipus. Robert, the awkward brother…
‘Mama’s Boy Myth’: Sons Who Are Close to Mom are Stronger
ABC News: Freud warned about the unresolved Oedipal complex in boys: Sons who couldn’t break free from a smothering mother’s clutches were doomed to be sexually confused — or even homosexual. Even Dr. Benjamin Spock, the pediatric guru of the 1950s…
The Myth of the Mama’s Boy
We never worry about an involved father “masculinizing” his daughter. Why do such fears persist about a feminizing aspect of mothering? For generations, mothers have gotten the same old message when it comes to raising sons: beware of keeping him “too…
Mothers and Sons
Kate Stone Lombardi, contributor to The New York Times and author of The Mama’s Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger, questions the prevailing wisdom about the bond between mothers and sons.
Who Are You Calling a Mama’s Boy?
My daughter Jeanie and I use Google chat throughout the day to discuss work, what we had for lunch, how we’re avoiding the gym, and emotional issues big and small. We may also catch up by phone in the evening. I…