Growing Boy Stories

Adam is frustrated about his ghost costume because it isn't working right.  He finds himself jealous over Jose's expensive Iron Man costume.  Aaron, Adam's dad, comforts him and Adam eventually gets back with his friends and continues with Halloween, having lots of fun for the rest of the evening.  

Aaron brings home a DVD about big horn sheep.  Adam and David pretend to ram each other and climb mountain cliffs, just like big horn sheep.  They get hurt and Aaron comforts them.

Adam and David get lost in a mall. Their dad Aaron works with security to find them. Adam and David approach two women for help. They sing Aaron's phone number from memory and the two women help reuinite them with Aaron.

Mr Garcia and his son take Aaron and his boys, Adam and David, to the local trapeze school. Everyone's friend, Marcus, comes along too. Some of them have a blast upon on the trapeze while some of them are too afraid and get stuck at the entrance or on the ladder. This episode is about normalizing a fear of heights, regardless of age or grade level.

Adam, David, and their dad, Aaron, get invited to a women's basketball game by their neighbors, Mr. Garcia, his daughter Juanita, and his son Jose, who is their big friend. Adam and David complain about going to a women's basketball game. "Why can't we just go to a men's game?" they ask. Through the story, Adam and David's perceptions of women's basketball changes and they end up having a great time.

Jake, David's new classmate, shoplifts Pokemon cards at Walmart, sending adrenaline through David's body. A security guard catches Jake. Aaron, David's Dad, helps David navigate his feelings when they get home.

Lexi, Emily, and Luann search for Lexi's hamster named Goldie. Goldie has gotten loose and even left the house! Discover how these three friends find Goldie.

In this guest episode by a young storyteller, a bird crashes into the side of a house, gets attacked by a bird, but then recovers to fly away. High emotions for a boy who sees all of this happen. Despite the tension around the stunned bird, this is a heartwarming story of compassion and protection by a concerned boy.