Boys Will Be Boys Is BULL$h1T | Dad University

0:00 Oh boys will be boys I'm sure you're familiar with the phrase whoa speak and a work and check out that sweet piece it's actually in the dictionary it's a term used to express the view that mischievious or childish behavior is typical for a boy or a young man and then it shouldn't be a surprise when it occurs well I think this is total and I'm gonna tell you why [Music]

0:43 hey guys I'm Jason cried Minh and welcome to another episode of dad University we cover a different topic every Thursday so be sure to subscribe to the channel and click on that notification bell so you don't miss any of our videos I'm sure there are numerous situations in which the phrase boys will be boys can be applied maybe to young kids aggressively wrestling or a young boy with a really messy room and bad hygiene or maybe a teenage boy who plays pranks

1:16 on unsuspecting strangers it's typically about rowdiness and recklessness when people say it they're attempting to justify why boys or young men act in these ways but for today I want to focus on male behavior towards women now we've got a lot of attention on these topics right now there's lawsuits people going to jail political Wars and more we did a previous video called eight life lessons that every dad should teach his son

1:47 which I would recommend you watch that with your son but one of the life lessons that we talked about was treating others with respect it is crucial as a man and as a father that you teach your son how to treat other people in a positive way if you don't have this one down you need to do some work let's look at a couple of scenarios you're driving in your car with your ten-year-old son and you stop at a

2:16 stoplight three young women cross the street in front of you and you see that your son is sort of staring at them so you make a comment about how they look well you might think you didn't say anything inappropriate you just taught your son that it's perfectly okay to judge a woman's appearance now you might not be able to stop yourself from thinking it but you can stop yourself from saying it so don't say anything here's another scenario you're shy

2:45 teenage son is up in his room on a weekend night you go up to his room and you say hey what are you doing here why go out and get yourself some this totally objectifies women as if there's something to conquer for ourselves sure teenage boys will often have raging hormones but maybe having a discussion about how to strike up a conversation with someone could be a little bit more valuable what you're hearing in these examples is that we can

3:14 say things to our sons without really understanding the impact that it has on their perception and ultimately their treatment of women you may also experience situations in which your son says or does something that's not okay it's very important that you point these situations out and then together come up with solutions on how it could be handled better by you not doing anything you are saying that it's acceptable even

3:45 when they are young and before any sex talk you should be having ongoing dialogue with them about appropriate behaviors and how to communicate properly and even sexual harassment of course there's going to be variances on what people feel is appropriate but if we start our son's off right from a very young age we are going to drastically reduce the negative impact that these kinds of situations have on our society I'd love to hear from you do you think

4:16 it's okay for boys to be boys I'm sure you have an opinion leave your feedback in the comment section below if you enjoyed this episode please give it a thumbs up subscribe to the channel click on that notification bell and share this video on social media we thank you for watching and we'll see you next week [Music]