Mothers and Sons
If you have a difficult little boy, take courage—history is full of great men who began as challenging sons!
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If you have a difficult little boy, take courage—history is full of great men who began as challenging sons!
Raising boys can be noisy, unpredictable, and sometimes overwhelming—but beneath all that energy is a heart that longs for connection. Drawing from Dr. James Dobson’s Bringing Up Boys, discover simple ways to strengthen your relationship with your son and create moments that will stay with him for years to come.
For parents, the greatest challenge may just be keeping their boys alive through childhood and adolescence!
If character training is a primary goal of parenting, and I believe it is, then the best way to instill it is through the demeanor and behavior of a father. Identification with him is a far more efficient teacher than lecturing, scolding, punishing, bribing, and cajoling.
Someone has said, “If you connect a boy to the right man, he seldom goes wrong.” I fully believe that to be true. The full force of my own father’s contribution hit me years ago when he lay in the hospital after a heart attack. As I stood by his bedside, I thought back to the happiest moments of my childhood.
Our culture is at war with godly men. This makes the task of raising boys to be caring and respectful very difficult. Brenen and Morgan Beeler share four more tips on how parents can turn the tide on male-bashing and bring their sons up to fear God and love others.
Let's look more closely at what constitutes "a good family man" in today's world. To put that in perspective, it might be helpful to examine four traditional roles that men have played at home.
Raising boys to become godly men is both a challenging and rewarding task. Brenen and Morgan Beeler share four practical strategies parents can use to cultivate biblically grounded masculinity in their sons.
Want to raise your son into a caring, capable man? Energy, defiance, and strong emotions can make it challenging—but how you lead him now will shape who he becomes. Brenen and Morgan Beeler share three principles to help you guide him effectively.
A boy watches his dad closely, so the best example a father can set is to follow Jesus. Brenen Beeler explains that imitating Christ sets the tone for the home. When a dad lives for the Lord, he lays a strong foundation for raising a godly man.



