How does it feel to raise teen sons? You recently told us on our MOB Society Facebook page:
Invisible
Not needed
Powerless
Helpless
Exhausted
Exhilarated
Frustration
Bewilderment
Fear
Hard work, right?
I sat through a parenting class before I was even a mom, and heard a seasoned grandmother say these words, “Go after their hearts. Whatever you do, however you discipline them, whatever you teach them, keep their hearts with you. Do everything in your power to keep their hearts trusting in you and your battle will be so much easier.”
It’s about relationship.
Those words have stuck with me for years, and as I’ve raised my boys I’ve kept it at the forefront of my mind. We must commit to build relationship with our boys so that when troubles come they’ll have a safe place to land, turning to us instead of the world (<<—-tweet that).
How to Build Relationship With Your Teen Son
Because this is so important, we’re going to devote the entire month of September to the fine art of building relationship with teen boys. You’ll hear from veteran boy moms like Tricia Goyer, Laura Groves, Gina Smith, Melanie Young, Lisa Whittle, Julie Sanders, Monica Swanson, Jacque Watkins, Tracey Eyster, Becky Barnfather, and from Nathan Clarkson (who isn’t a boy mom, but whose story gives so many of us hope that our hard work will pay off in the end).
We’ll keep a running list of posts here, so you can refer to them over and over, and in the end, we might just make this little series available as a fun download. Make sure you don’t miss anything by signing up to get our blog feed in your email right now, and we’ll see you with post #1 on Monday.
Ten Things Your Teen Son Wants You to Know
Eight Simple Things You Can Do to Stay Connected to Your Teen Son
How to Trust God in the Hard Times
Three Daily Reminders to Connect with Your Teenage Boy
How to Keep and Deepen Relationship with Your Teen Son
Why it’s Worth it to Stay Up and Listen
Five Perks of Raising a Teen Boy
Thank you. Truly. I am here right now…and I feel like I am drowning. Thank you, Lord, for your perfect timing and that you love us so much you work through others, even strangers, to reach and teach us. <3
God is good. We recently moved and have lots of boys in our new neighborhood. Our boys are 6 & 10 and we are overwhelmed with how to set healthy boundaries to protect our boys, but also be faithful in God’s call to love these other boys.
We have welcomed many boys to our home – we live out in the country so there is little opportunity. We have a travel trailer that I decided could be used as a den for the boys. Our son invites a few over and they stay up all night. I make sure they have plenty of food, a good healthy dinner and plenty of snacks for the night. I figure – this season will be over soon, they’ll have girlfriends and won’t have time for these friendships that could last a lifetime. It’s now starting to die down as the boys are starting to get girlfriends – but it started when they were younger – about your boy’s ages and my son is now 16. This allowed us to get to know the boys better – and their families.
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