tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post116159296706313871..comments2024-03-29T01:05:17.952-05:00Comments on Making Home: Raising Our Young Sons to be MenJess Connellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372282510182101716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-83507637870568823412007-01-18T16:01:00.000-06:002007-01-18T16:01:00.000-06:00Enjoyed your blog. As I read your post, I thought ...Enjoyed your blog. As I read your post, I thought of a book you and maybe other readers may enjoy. It's called <i>Preparing Him for the Other Woman</i> by Sheri Rose Shepherd, and speaks about much the same thing that you address in your post. Check it out. blessings~kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304411584810213095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-1162380534741192082006-11-01T05:28:00.000-06:002006-11-01T05:28:00.000-06:00Hi Danica, Thanks for asking. Here's what I'd say...Hi Danica, Thanks for asking. <BR/>Here's what I'd say: there are a few things you need to know about boys as to how they differ from girls when they're little. Here are some off the top of my head:<BR/><BR/>1- They often will be attached to you until about 18 months-24 months, when they start a very intentional shift toward attaching and identifying more with daddy. This is a good thing, and though it's hard- it's worth letting them do it... they'll start seeing themselves as a "daddy-in-training".<BR/>2- They'll probably go through a stage of hitting- don't fret! Definitely deal with it, but just don't be surprised... there's the tendency to think, "AAAHH! WHAT happened to my sweet little boy???" Boys just tend to be more aggressive physically.<BR/>3- They need a physical outlet at some point each day- let em run outside, or if it's raining, play the "simon says" game and get em jumping and crawling around the house until they've let out their wiggles.<BR/>4- They love to have a "task". This is the way we approach chores with boys... that they have an important job to do. Boys LOVE to have some important task.<BR/><BR/>Other than basic "boy" things like that, what I would say is read books that tell you about men. Some that come to mind are: <B>For Women Only</B> & <B>Wild at Heart</B>. Read about what he WILL BECOME. Then parent accordingly. I know that may sound counter-intuitive, but those are the kinds of books that have helped me formulate my approach and that have encouraged me to focus on training them toward purity in their sexuality, and integrity in their work ethic. <BR/><BR/>For instance, some people may think I'm crazy to tell my sons when they are so young that it will be OK to be naked in front of their wife one day, but if you read the literature about sexual "issues" that come up with young teenage guys, it's often the case that they thought their Christian parents didn't have any fun, that they never saw affection in the home, and that they had the perception that to look at Playboy was a manly thing to do but that you couldn't do that sort of thing with a wife. I'm just trying to teach them from the beginning that they'll have openness within the boundaries of marriage once they take a wife. <BR/><BR/>SO, that's my methodology: read about men, and then parent boys accordingly. Not that there aren't books about "raising boys", etc... but that's just been what I've found to be most helpful in formulating approach and philosophy with boys.<BR/><BR/>So congratulations on your little guy. Boys are SO much fun! Enjoy him- and raise him to be a mighty man of God!<BR/>JessDoug & Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675944006638947619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-1162316430075797242006-10-31T11:40:00.000-06:002006-10-31T11:40:00.000-06:00I just had my first baby -- a boy! After reading t...I just had my first baby -- a boy! After reading this post, I wonder if you have any books you recommend that deal specifically with raising sons?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32444916.post-1162316398001106772006-10-31T11:39:00.000-06:002006-10-31T11:39:00.000-06:00I just had my first baby -- a boy! After reading t...I just had my first baby -- a boy! After reading this post, I wonder if you have any books you recommend that deal specifically with raising sons?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com