Raising Godly Boys Minute

How can you get your son to unplug from his electronics and go outside?  You know his bones and muscles are atrophying with no activity, but how can you help him become the young man he has the potential to be?

Dane enrolled his son in Trail Life.  On his first hike, he thought he might have made a mistake, for it was a long, exhausting trek up the side of a mountain.  But when the other boys broke out frisbees and his son was sprinting across the meadow playing a game of ‘Ultimate’ even after a long hike, he knew he made the right decision.

Challenge your son.  Give him an adventure.  Only God knows what he can become.

For more information about raising your son into a godly man, visit Trail Life USA or RaisingGodlyBoys.com.

Does your son know what it means to respect women?

He certainly isn’t going to learn this by watching society. Best-selling author and father Dave Willis says parents must be intentional about teaching their sons to view the opposite sex in a healthy way.

First, Willis says to have clear conversations. Discuss what behavior is and isn’t OK. Point out that, while Jesus was on earth, he treated women with utmost kindness and honor. Secondly, model respect.  If you’re a single mom, seek out a male mentor for your son who you know treats women kindly.

And finally, encourage expressions of healthy masculinity. Help your son find a community of positive peers and male mentors. This could be a youth group, an after-school program, or an outdoor adventure program like Trail Life USA.

To learn about raising boys to be godly men, visit Trail Life USA or RaisingGodlyBoys.com.

Life is hard.  Is your son ready?
Does he have the tools to come face-to-face with the things you went through– and overcome?

When the disciple Peter stepped out of the boat to follow Jesus, it was a great act of intense faith.  But the roar of wind and waves around him took his focus from Christ, and he began to sink.

Teach your son to focus intently on the face of Christ, and seek him with his whole heart. Live out for him the word of God as his map and compass through this life.  Give him godly mentors to show him the way, and godly young men to help sharpen his faith to face the tests of life– and overcome.

For more information about raising your son into a godly man, visit Trail Life USA or RaisingGodlyBoys.com.

“Boys, time to take three laps around the house.”

My homeschool friend recognizes the need for her sons to get up and move several times a day. So, once an hour the kids go outside and run around for ten minutes.

Boys learn best when their entire body is involved in the process. That’s why they’re naturally restless and rambunctious. Their instinct is to keep moving. When their body is in motion, their brain is more engaged, which allows for a better learning environment.

The next time you want to help your son absorb some facts, combine the learning experience with an activity. They can recite memory verses while bouncing a basketball or listen to a book while shuffling a deck of cards. The information is more likely to stick.

For information about raising your son into a godly man, visit Trail Life USA or RaisingGodlyBoys.com.

Does your son play video games?
A grandfather asked his grandson, “Why do you like playing Fortnite so much?” His grandson’s reply was telling: “Because I’m good at it.”

Why do we have such an inner drive? To be good? To win? Sometimes at the expense of others? The answer lies in The Fall. Mankind was created, and God said it was “very good.”* Everything Adam and Eve needed was woven into them to worship God and obey Him.

However, when they decided to believe the serpent instead, that inner drive became corrupted. And, unfortunately, the rest is history.

Teaching our boys what true goodness is, by showing them the life of Jesus, takes this concept out of the fake worlds of video games and plants it firmly in the real world around them.

For information about raising your son into a godly man, visit Trail Life USA or RaisingGodlyBoys.com.
 
*Genesis 1:31