Great FREE workshop come to Victor

Thanks to Leann from Fleurieu Families for passing this on.


Come Along and Join us for an afternoon with Dr Ian Lillico. Hear how we can all be a part of helping Boys Become Great Young Men Who can be involved?


Parents, carers, grandparents, sports coaches and anyone people working with children, youth and
families.


Monday 27th August 2012
Victor Harbor R]7 School Gym
1.30 . 3.30


Booking essential Please call Leann on 85510542
Dr Ian Lillico (father of three sons) is an international consultant in gender, boys education and middle schooling. He is the founder and executive director of the Boys Forward Institute. His website is www.boysforward.com The seminar is supported by Victor Harbor R]7 School, Fleurieu Families and the
BeActive Field Officer

Men, Gender, what does it mean?

I often see men that complain about being 'different' not 'fitting in' not being 'manly' enough.

I also see men sick of 'acting' like real men, sick of the pressure to conform. Well... I myself am tired of the pressure that we as men are continuously subjected to. The pressure to be tough, to not complain, to look buff, to be great lovers, to be to be to be.

I have found that there are many ways to be a man. Maybe the typical chesty bonds is one way. But so is being small and wiry. So is being caring and loving. So is being a nerd, a jock, a softy, an artist a hetero, gay, bi or anything in between.

Men are cool and its time to stop dividing us into different categories just to outcast some and accept others.

As an example watch this 1999 film 'tough guise' which can be located here at The Good Men Project.

The phrase “tough guise” implies that the tough guy act is just that: an act. In real life, toughness is not necessarily masculine, and masculinity is not necessarily tough, but if you ask American culture, it will tell you the two are the practically synonyms. The Marlboro Man. The Terminator. Rambo. Real men. Gandhi? You pussy.