Boys need a father. We're wild, rowdy, rambunctious typically. Without a stern force, its been shown that boys dont do well without a father. 80% of the men in prison came from single-mother homes. Girls show to be fine. Puberty is an importat time.
The problem is exactly that. The mothers job is to create the safest, most pure,loving environmet for the kids up to puberty, and that's super important for healthy development, but once the boys start popping off the testosterone, more sternness is required. Coddling would be the worst thing you can do, so typically this is when the father needs to take over to keep them in line.
Boys have aggressive energy that needs to be drained, otherwise it's like filling a water balloon with water. Eventually that shit is popping and people are also getting popped in the nose.
Athletics, and specifically combat sports will give them a group of males that can deal with their shit and help reign them in, along with teaching them how to defend themselves, and discipline, and humility in getting their asses kicked.
Point is: find a physical hobby for them that will drain their energy, give them discipline, and preferably in a male group with good, healthy, strong male role models they can mirror. Otherwise, they will find bad male role models to mirror.
