TOP TIPS FOR RAISING BOYS! HOW TO RAISE BOYS - THE TRUTH | Emily Norris

I had a proud mummy moment this week when my 3 year old saw a family member upset, gave them a hug and said "it's ok to be sad". We've made a conscious effort to help him articulate his emotions in our parenting, and it was wonderful to hear him say it to someone else.

I am a mom of 3 boys and no girls and while my boys preferred all the boy stuff they would still sit down and watch a chick flick with mom. It kind of took the sting out of being the only female in a male household! They are now 35, 33, and 31. And they still like to watch movies with me❤

I laughed when you mentioned needing to take your boys on “daily walks,” but it is so, sooo true! My son needs lots of exercise too! I think this is all great advice, and as a mom of a boy, I can relate to all of this! My son is very sensitive, sweet and kind, but also very boisterous and full of boundless, tireless energy!

I have raised 4 wonderful boys, now men. My memories are filled with cuddles and laughter but also woeful cries of ‘muuuuummmm!’ as they argued and fought. Wouldn’t have a day of it and they’ve grown into wonderful, empathetic, humans. Love them and love watching your wonderful family. Thank you Emily, xx

Currently 25 weeks pregnant with boy #2. This video could not have come at a better time. Love from Canada 🍁

I am a proud mother of 2 boys and I wouldn’t change it for anything! Love your video’s! ❤️

I have 2 girls and my oldest loves kicking a ball about in the garden, so when we're allowed we're going to sign her up for some football classes and I'm sure she's going to love it! Kids are the most genuine people, they're not aware of stereotypes so they just do what makes them happy and I love that! ❤️

I love this video! I'd love to see more like this..parenting advice, tips for different developmental stages, how you parent each boy according to their needs, how you encourage them to get on well together, how you celebrate their differences as well as their similarities, how you have special time with each of them. All that stuff!! They look so healthy and happy. xx

when i was pregnant 2 years before that time i found you and i feel lucky to have you because i watched you everyday to learn something. and my baby growing healthy and happy 😊 thanks a lot for sharing all thing what we need to know . xxx

The title made me sceptical but I'm so impressed with this video and the lack of gender stereotyping!!!

İ have two boys and its the best thing ever. Your such a sweet mum, your my role model💕

I have 3 boys; 2 months, 2 yrs & 4 yrs and I really appreciate all of this advice ❤️ I never had any brothers so I didn't grow up around all of this energy, so it's super helpful and so insightful 🙏❤️

My dream is to have 3 boys just like you. I'm obsessed with baby boys and everything you said is so valid! As a psychologist I can only reafirm everything you said in the video. I feel like these guys will have the best mom to raise them, they surely will become good men and the world really needs them!

Love the comment about showing emotions- my absolute least favourite is 'screaming like a girl' like boys can't be scared and girls are overdramatic

I have to admit, when I saw the title of this video I tensed up a bit, expecting the worst and to hear stereotypes that I don't agree with as I have with other similar videos from other youtubers. I should have known you are better than that. This video was amazing and informative and it reflected so many of my own feelings about having a son in 2021. Thank you for all you do, and for being such a great parent role model for others.

Loved this! Not a print but still was so intrigued with this content! Broke my heart when you mentioned that Fraser asked you if you wanted a girl 😭😭

Had my second boy two days ago and everything you said is exactly my plan 💙💙

I also have three boys but one girl also. I wish I had slowed down when they were young and put into practice your tips. They are all grown and great human beings in spite of my mistakes. My daughter has three girls. She is a wonderful mother.

What a lovely message ❤ I have two boys and this resonates so much!

This is such a great video! Amazing tips, Emily! I am a mom of both a boy and a girl, and I couldn't agree more about your tips for allowing boys to show their emotions and be able to express their feelings! This is very important if we want them to grow up healthy and self aware. 💙

Great tips! Time outside is definitely a must - we start most days with a long walk and it makes the day run so much more smoothly!

Love this, thanks for putting it out there to not judge kids playing with toys, whatever gender they are and whatever the toy is. I had a girl first and so when my son was born all we had was pink toys and he’s been brought up loving his peppa pig handbag and pushchair. He also has a dolls house and role plays families so often. He is now 4 and is turning more towards superheroes but it doesn’t matter to me. He is also so sensitive and I love he cries when I cry, he has a heart and I’m embracing that so it doesn’t disappear as people judge him for it. Let kids be kids and embrace all they are.

this video is so valuable and so much deeper than you'd expect at first...thank you Emily!

I adore this video! I have three wonderful boys too and it’s so nice to relate on this level! We are such lucky moms and I appreciate your message at the end...so much. 💛💛💛

I have been here for at least 4 years and I absolute love it !! Thank you so much for talking without fear about stereotypes Emily, the world needed to know xxx

I’ve always loved how you don’t play into gender stereotypes. And now that I have a son-I definitely look to you for so much inspiration!

You are amazing Emily !!😊 thanks for the tips.

This was so beautiful! I have tears in my eyes - You are so loving and authentic and your work is so valuable! All messages you put out there are helpful and full of love and balance ! Thank you☀️🤗☀️

By far one of the best videos you have made! Thank you! ❤️

I couldn’t agree more on EVERYTHING you said. Moreover, you said it so well. Hope is a learned lesson for anyone always spitting out sentencing, always judging, always believing having the truth in their pocket and, finally always wanting others to do or not do what they would do or not do.
Learn people, learn. Learn what does it mean to respect other point of views, values and way of living.

Thankyou Emily 💞 Fantastic tips.

You are one of the most amazing mums ever! Your boys are so blessed to have you and you are so so blessed to have them❤️thank you for raising beautiful boys they will become very good men one day.

I have one of each now so I'm loving your content even more now. 🥰

Amazing tips as always! Thanks for sharing, I love these videos of yours! ☺️ xx

Lovely message! Thank you for share it with us 🌺

Amazing insights! You are such a treasure for your boys 😊

Oh my goodness, this is spot on. I am a mum of 4 boys and the horrible faces and comments I get from some people seriously surprise me. They are the most loving, kind humans you could wish to Mother 🥰
Thanks Emily xxx

Thanks for the video, very needed! I'm a mum to 2 boys and currently pregnant with our 3rd one - I constantly hear comments like "oh, let's see if now we will finally have a girl!". I always answer that my prayers are directed for the health, happiness and safety of the baby, not for his or her gender.
Thanks to one of your previous videos I've learnt that it is good and ok to leave boys to "fight", as long as they're being safe, and it actually helped a lot with their relationship, and it just really looks like a big hug on the floor 😂😂

Wonderful video, Emily! Thank you for putting it out there. As a mom of 2 boys it's exactly what I needed to hear. Especially when my 4 year old loves playing with dolls and figurines.

Thank you for all your tips. Wish someone had made a video like this when my boys were young. I have 3 boys aged 13, 12 and 10 reaching the teenage years. Wish me luck definetly more of a challenge.

I’m a mom of two girls. Hubby did want a boy, but we are done at two. My three year old loves being outdoors sticks and rocks are some of her favorite things. She loves dolls and kitchen, but she also loves cars and tools. Her daddy is a truck mechanic and she will use her little tools to “fix” everything like her daddy. She also only has girl cousins, but she loves to rough and tumble with them. I say let them be themselves!

Love this, thank you Emily ❤

Really enjoyed the video thank you 😊 I have two daughters and people always ask would you have liked a son😢 which always makes
me sad. People can be so insensitive children are such a gift regardless of gender. I know a couple who cannot have children which
must be very hard to live with.
Emily you and Matt have done an amazing job bringing up such lovely children they are a credit to you and you can see how they love
and care for each other in your videos. Take care and have a good week xx 😊

Just love your channel ❤ What a great video xxxxxx

You are a great mom Emily. Thanks for sharing ur experiences 💖

Such an important topic! I also love that you gave your own examples on peoples comments in the end. I hope, and think, that no one's saying these things on purpose to hurt or make others uncomfortable. But none the less it has to be adressed and we all need to think about these kind of things we say. Great video, Emily!

Love love love these tips! Thank you Emily! X

Thank you so so much for this video! Absolutely beautiful way to share these significant points. I have been watching your videos for years, stubbles upon your videos when you were pregnant with Jackson and I was pregnant with my first. Anyway, you are truly a lovely person inside and out. Thank you for being an uplifting resource for many. Wish you and your family joy and blessings in this life.

Thanks Emily! Great tips :) I'm a mum of one, a 5 1/2yr old little boy, and I'm actually so grateful that we had a son! I would love my child no matter what but I feel like he teaches me more than I teach him. Wouldn't change it for the world! I never feel like I'm missing out because we didn't have a daughter.

I work in child care and its so normal for boys and girls to play with cars or dolls or any toy . Alot of the time there simply curious and Also will mimic what they see at home . So it's so natural and normal for children to explore all different kinds of toys , games and activities. Because that is what play is about.

I love this outfit of yours I can even tell in which videos you wore it. The travel essentials, The grocery haul, etc.

Hey Emily, I agree with you 100ًً% I have two boys of 7 and 5 years olds. Thank you for sharing, I love your videos.🥰.

Such amazing tips 💛

I have two boys and I have to say No. 2 is sooo true! Energy level is so different between boys and girls. Thank you for this great video! 🥰

Happy Birthday Emily hope you had a great day 🥰🎂🥂!!!
I am having a baby boy in May and cannot wait 💕 thank you for this video🎊🌞

Loooove this video Emily. Every single point you made is incredibly accurate and heart warming. As a mum to two boys myself I want them to feel loved, happy and safe. Who cares about anything else eh?! 🥰

Good advice thank you so much.

As a mom of two boys I agree with all of these things!

I was just reading that time outside before Noon for children is really beneficial for so many reasons and yes makes the whole day go better!

Loved this video Emily! Well done 💙💙

I think everything you said makes so much sense. I have 2 boys and 2 girls and they are so different from each other. I love your views on how to raise kids and I think you are a wonderful mum, are children are so lucky to have wonderful parents 🥰

Love this video.. I also really loved the raising boys book ❤️

I LOVED this video Emily thank you for sharing 💙

Amazing video Emily 🙌🏼

Honestly, I’ve become a lot tougher since having boys (I also have three) because my older two have been such an immense challenge. They’re great kids, but they fight a TON, are ridiculously strong-willed, and my 8yo has ADHD and anger and depression issues. I don’t “get” them like my husband does, and they (and we) get judged because they’re active and loud. It’s very hard a lot of times, not gonna lie. But I love them immensely, and they’ve taught me so much. You’ve become such a role model to me, you’re so calm and patient with your boys! I’d love to see more in-depth videos on your parenting.

Thank you! Emily really enjoyed video! I have a 2 year old son and I started watching your videos when I was pregnant with Rory and found them very help!

Love your tips and always looking forward 2 c y your video ! Big kiss from Greece 😁🌈

Thank you for those tipps,very good.

I have 3 boys. It’s the best thing in the world. They’re unique. It’s a unique experience.
I get same comments.
Ppl are just crazy.
You’re doing great job 👏 your boys will succeed in their life. 🌸

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! 🎂

Thankyou for doing this important video Emily. When I read the title of the vid I cringed a bit because of gender stereotyping but it’s so great that you address that toxic masculinity so much throughout. I have boy and girl twins and they’ve been raised the same as eachother and it’s so important to me for my kids to know that their gender doesn’t mean anything about them as people. My father also died of suicide last year and I know how important it is to encourage our little boys to be ok with their feelings. You’re spot on with this vid and you can see it in how your boys are. They’re delightful and obviously secure with themselves. You and Matt do such a great job xxx Lots if love to you all xxx

Great Tips Emily. Thank you. ☺️

Learnt lot of new things today from you.. Thanks a lot.. Lots of love to you and your family 😘😍😍

Thank you so much for this video! 🌻👌

Great tips Emily! I have a son & daughter and sure taking tips. Boys do have a lot of emotions...and I encourage my son to express himself. Lol I do think you're super being a mom of boys

Thank you for the tips! My son is 15 months old but i really want to raise him well 🥰

I have six boys and I LOVE it!! Loved the video and the tips!

Great tips! Thank you for sharing. Where is the blouse from? I love the blue.

Loved it. I totally agree with you I have 3 boys too .

you are so so right about the daily walk its such a big different , and my heart is with you about what u said of the gender... i know how it feels...😞 😘 enjoy the weekend!!

Happy Birthday sweetheart!! Great video!! I shared it with my sister who is a mom of all boys too🥰

I have 2 amazing boys! I love every minute of it. You are a great mum to these boys!! There so happy and calm because of how you and your husband treat them! Keep up the good work and keep sharing it with us...❤

Oh this is so apt for me right now! Currently 36 weeks with my baby boy - coming from a family of all girls I’m definitely feeling a bit out of my depth and apprehensive but your tips were really helpful 😇

Great tips ! Thanks !

Thank you! I loved this video and would love more of them. I have two boys.

I agree so much with ignoring gender stereotypes. My daughter likes playing with cars and trains and she is into helping fixing things with her dad. I would never think of not allowing her to do that. You are a great mum Emily😘

Hi, I have a boy and a girl and also try to go out every single day. It really helps the day go better.
And for the all boys comments, we actually had some also: “oh I’m sure your son would have preferred a baby brother.”
So I guess no matter what, there’ll always be some unwanted, unnecessary and quite mean comments. Just hoping it won’t affect the kids.

100% agree with you with all of the points you have expressed. Mama of 2 boys here and everything you say makes so much sense. Thanks for the video!

Great tips Emily. I have 2 girls and these tips could also apply to them as well. Thanks.

Thank you Emily! I wnjoy your content but I definitely tune in because I also have 3 boys. A 5 yr old, 2.5 yr old and a 3 month old. Thank you for these tips & goals for me in our day to day life!! ❤ Right now things are crazy and I am trying to get my head on straight so seeing your videos helps me see that maybe one day I will be better organized!

Excellent video Emily 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

My husband and I both watched this and we were nodding our heads to everything. We have two boys 6 and 2 and wouldn't have it any other way. Great tips!

Thumbnail picture is gorgeous😍

This was great thank you! X

You and Matt are amazing parent. Keep up the good job!

Oh Emily, thank you for sharing this as I couldn’t agree more, with two boys of my own, close in age, this has been our case too. Your emotion tip is so valid, well done! I wish more boy mums agree and take the time to read the book.

I have 4 boys and appreciate you sharing this so much! I relate so much. ☺️

I love what you said about defining gender roles as a girl when I was aloud to play with anything I always hated dolls and loved car and dinosaurs so just let your kids be them no matter their gender 💕

Thank you 💙

Thanks for the good advice! I'll have to go check out that book! My three boys are just younger than your three boys.