is it a shameful act for boys to cry?

Having a daughter and a son I can say that my son was definately more emotional and cried alot more than my daughter. Boys are very sensitive and crave alot of affection when they are little. I also work with children and I find it sad when I hear parents tell their sons not to cry, as they see it as being weak. Boys should be allowed to express their emotions the same as girls. Crying is not a sign of weakness, its a way of releasing tension, whether male or female. Its just not culturally excepted in most countries to allow a boy to cry. Mums who let their boys cry and do not ridicule them are great mums and will produce well adjusted young men. I know that if I had stopped my son from expressing his emotions and having a good cry now and then, he would have become quite aggressive as a means of releasing his tension.

i agree wid you. but as boys are grown up with such mentality that it feels shame tothem. personally ifeel any one can cry but one shud not cry over little things which is indeed a trait of girls.

Boys are like leaders of there soul and v have full control some time even if we feel like crying we control it and boy looks crazy when they cry .....lol