“Bringing up Boys”
September 17, 2002 – 11:53 amI just finished reading an excellent book by Dr. James Dobson called Bringing Up Boys: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Men.
Dr. Dobson gives excellent advice not only to both fathers and mothers who are married but also to single parents. He uses statistics and biblical principles to support his ideas. I actually thought the first chapter was way too heavy with the statistics but I stayed with it and I’m glad I did. This book is so full of good advice and information that I will probably need to read it several more times throughout Liam’s life. If you are a parent of a boy or boys, I highly recommend you check it out.
Even if you’re not a Christian you can look at the world today and see that something is wrong. It starts at home, people. If we don’t raise our kids to be respectful and obedient and kind, they aren’t going to know how to raise their kids to be that way. The postmodern and feminist movements have demasculinized our boys. TV, movies, and video games have desensitized them to violence. We need to protect our sons, and our daughters, not only from kidnappers and abusers, but also from more insidious, less obvious harm from people who want to crush their spirit and their self-worth. We need to stop being afraid to discipline our children. Our children are our future, we need to nurture and care for them, shape them into strong independent individuals who know right from wrong and good from bad. We need to teach our children so that they can teach their children, then we can start to change some of the ugliness in the world and make it safe and healthy again. Something in this country needs to change, and it starts at home.
2 Responses to ““Bringing up Boys””
Just wanted to say that that’s the cold, hard truth and its about time someone said it. Preach it bro!! ; p
By Uncle Wes on Sep 18, 2002
Hi, again. It’s nice to see that, not only did I come across a site that talks about the birth of a boy from a parents point of view, but also that the parents are Christians. I agree on your statement. I had a chance to read Dr. Dobson’s book during the five years of my son (infact I think I have the book somewhere in the house), but I’ve lost track of it. Thank you for the suggestion. I known my mother thinks highly of him. My wife views discipline alittle differantly then I do. It takes her longer to do something about unacceptable behavior. This makes me look like a bad father. We had two differant family backgrounds.
By John R. on Jul 23, 2003