Boys don’t need to be “scared straight”, they need to be healed

Published February 8, 2020

Every time I’m invited to speak at youth events, there will always be a few boys in attendance who slouch in their chairs with their hoods pulled over their faces.
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I tell you the truth, when I compassionately tell them the real reason they’re wearing their hoodies inside is because of their emotional pain inside—they gradually sit up and cautiously remove their hoods.
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So the next time you see a boy with a hood on inside, don’t berate him—engage him. Our boys don’t need to be “scared straight”, they need to be healed.
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