wanted the night to be a time when boys could identify with a significant male in their lives. Originally I had thought of calling it "Lads and Dads" but immediately I saw the problem with this; not all boys have dads immediately available to them. The idea for Blokes Night came after a conversation with Celia Lashlie who suggested that rights of passage such as this are important for boys in their progress towards manhood. I'm currently reading Maggie Hamilton's book, "What's happening to our boys?" (2010) she devotes a chapter to exactly this type of event called "Young boys in need of good blokes". In this she explores a lot of what I believe is good practice for our boys. Things like the importance of one on one dad time. Making sure that boys have access to good male role models. Encourage boys to enjoy the excitement of boyhood, but also provide the wisdom of approaching manhood.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Blokes night
Blokes night was a successful night with over 200 blokes and boys attending. The All Blacks did their part by giving us a great game to watch. It was quite stiring hearing the boys and men sing the national anthem. The Blokes consisted of dads, uncles, brothers, grandads and family friends. The naming of blokes night wasn't just a whim. I thought long and hard about it because I 
wanted the night to be a time when boys could identify with a significant male in their lives. Originally I had thought of calling it "Lads and Dads" but immediately I saw the problem with this; not all boys have dads immediately available to them. The idea for Blokes Night came after a conversation with Celia Lashlie who suggested that rights of passage such as this are important for boys in their progress towards manhood. I'm currently reading Maggie Hamilton's book, "What's happening to our boys?" (2010) she devotes a chapter to exactly this type of event called "Young boys in need of good blokes". In this she explores a lot of what I believe is good practice for our boys. Things like the importance of one on one dad time. Making sure that boys have access to good male role models. Encourage boys to enjoy the excitement of boyhood, but also provide the wisdom of approaching manhood.
wanted the night to be a time when boys could identify with a significant male in their lives. Originally I had thought of calling it "Lads and Dads" but immediately I saw the problem with this; not all boys have dads immediately available to them. The idea for Blokes Night came after a conversation with Celia Lashlie who suggested that rights of passage such as this are important for boys in their progress towards manhood. I'm currently reading Maggie Hamilton's book, "What's happening to our boys?" (2010) she devotes a chapter to exactly this type of event called "Young boys in need of good blokes". In this she explores a lot of what I believe is good practice for our boys. Things like the importance of one on one dad time. Making sure that boys have access to good male role models. Encourage boys to enjoy the excitement of boyhood, but also provide the wisdom of approaching manhood.
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