You want to help your son on his journey to manhood. You want your boys to grow up to be strong, confident, courageous young men who love Jesus. But how do you do that? What steps do you take? What does this look like in real life? 

In our show today, we’re going to answer these questions. Stick around. 

WELCOME TO EPISODE 30 OF REDEEMING THE CHAOS WITH LAURIE CHRISTINE.

IMPORTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT

I am going to be taking a course through the National Center for Biblical Parenting to become a certified parenting coach. My husband and I have taken several of the parenting classes through their organization and we have really been blessed by their practical, yet heart-based approach to parenting.  

I am in need of a family to volunteer to walk through this coaching program with me. You would actually receive 8 free coaching sessions with me where we would work together on a specific behavior area with one of your kids.  

You might be a great candidate if:  

* You are a believer in Jesus and want your parenting to reflect biblical principals* You have an elementary age child or preschooler who has a behavior problem that you just don’t know how to solve* You are eager to learn some new parenting skills that will help you establish a discipline routine in your house while at the same time reaching your child’s heart on a deeper level. 

If this is something you are interested in, please email me at Laurie@LaurieChristine.com (link in show notes) and put the word “Coaching” in the subject line.  I will send you more information to see if you would be a good fit for the program. 

The program starts the week of September 12th, 2021 and lasts for 8 weeks.  You would meet with me via zoom once a week. Please email me today if you’re interested, since there may be a lot of listeners who want to take advantage of this opportunity.  

And now, on with our show!

What is a real man? How do I raise one?  

We’ve discussed this topic on the show before and today we’re going to dive a little deeper into what is involved in raising strong, courageous young men.  

Today we’re going to be looking at a book called Raising a Modern Day Knight by Robert Lewis. All the information we discuss today are ideas from this book. This book was written specifically for Dads, so there is a lot of emphasis on the roles that men play in the life of our sons.  But I think there is a lot of important information for us as moms to apply as well. (If nothing else but to encourage our husbands to read the book!)

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Robert Lewis emphasizes the important role of a father in our boys’ lives.  Only a man can teach his son to be a man. Father’s need to be present and intentional about imparting a biblical vision for manhood and answering some of our boy’s questions, like: 

* What is a man? * What are a man’s responsibilities? * What does a man believe? * How does a man behave? 

Some of you may be feeling discouraged already that your son’s father may not be present or as involved in your son’s life as you’d like him to be, or maybe he isn’t taking on the role of spiritual leadership in your family.