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Sons and Dads: Parenting our Sons

Parenting sons can be a challenge, even though we experienced it first hand with our dads and moms. This page contains information and resources for helping fathers relate to and parent their sons.

Ten Ways to Strengthen Father and Son Relationships
Fathers and sons often have great relationships, but many fathers and sons struggle to stay close during the growing up years. These ideas will help fathers and sons develop a strong father son relationship and keep it strong.

How to Teach Your Young Man How to Shave
Seeing a bit of peach fuzz on your teenage son? Then it is time to teach him how to shave. Learn the principles and techniques you need to know to teach your teenager how to shave safely and cleanly.

The Trouble with Boys
A review of the book, The Trouble With Boys by Peg Tyre. Learn why boys tend to do worse at school than girls and what parents can do to reverse this trend.

Keeping Your Son Safe
Concerned about the prevalence of child sexual abuse in our communities, churches and elsewhere? Find out how to best protect your son from abuse by a pedophile.

Learning to Love-- Not Control --Our Sons
This article discusses the myth that fathers must control their sons, and approaches the task of raising a son in today’s world from the vantage point of love and respect.

Talking to Your Son About Drugs
The easy answer is to keep communicating. Share your values about drugs and drug abuse and make sure you listen a lot!

Youth Baseball Practice
Taking on that important role as a coach of your son's baseball team? Look at these pointers for making practices more fun and effective.

Book Review - Raising a Modern Day Knight
A review of the book Raising a Modern Day Knight: A Father's Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood by Robert Lewis. A great book on passing on the traits of true manhood from father to son.

How Fathers Can Help Boys Become Men
One of a father's most important roles is to help his boys become men. Learn how fathers and sons can interact in ways that the boys learn how to become good and responsible men.

Activity Ideas for Fathers and Sons
Fathers and sons enjoy a special bond if they build a strong relationship. Fun activities which both dads and sons can enjoy can help strengthen that relationship. These activity ideas will help an father and son become closer.

Teaching Our Sons to Respect Women
One of the greatest gifts a father can give his son is to teach him to respect women, including the boy's mother and sisters. Learn the best ways that fathers can teach their sons to respect women.

Bridging the Boys' Literacy Gap
There is a statistically significant gap between the literacy of boys and girls. What can fathers do to help bridge this literacy gap and encourage their sons to embrace reading?

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