I raised my 2 sons to talk about their feelings. It's made me more emotionally aware, too.

The author has raised her two sons to be emotionally aware.

Courtesy of Lisa White

• Early on in parenthood, I decided I would raise my two sons to talk about their feelings.
• I want them to know that it's not a weakness to be vulnerable.
• Parenting this way has changed how I handle my emotions, too.

As a single mother of two boys, now 12 and 17, I made an early, intentional choice: I would raise them to talk about their feelings. I wanted them to cry without shame...