Six Ways to Keep the "Good" in Your Boy: Guiding Your Son from His Tweens to His Teens

by Dannah Gresh, Bob Gresh

Overview

This helpful resource equips you to instill integrity and honor in your son. Help him navigate the challenging tween years and beyond as you put him on the path to becoming a healthy and responsible adult.
 
With some intentional parenting, your son can avoid the many pitfalls that prevent boys from growing into good men. Bob and Dannah Gresh share six proactive ways you can make a lasting impact in your son’s life.
 
Get Him Outside to Play
Encourage activities that spark his imagination and creativity and fulfill his God-given need for adventure.
 
Give Him a Book So He Can Discover a Real “Call of Duty”
Help him use his free time wisely and develop good discernment about what he reads, plays, and watches.
 
Host Wing Nights and Fantasy Football Parties
Let his dad be dad by giving him the freedom he needs to train and discipline his son well.
 
Celebrate His Entrance into Manhood
Prepare your son for changes to his body, his mood, and his attitude about the opposite sex.  
 
Unplug Him from a Plugged-In World
Educate him early and often on the dangers of sexual sin and show him how to monitor his own media consumption.
 
Let Him Open the Car Door for You
Teach him how to be a gentleman and how to treat girls and women with kindness and respect.
 
Good boys can grow up to be great men with a little guidance and a lot of prayer.     
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736981972
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	07/05/2022
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	1,076,632
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dannah Gresh is an author, a speaker, and the creator of the True Girl live events. She has sold over 1.5 million books, including Six Ways to Keep the “Little” in Your Girl, A Girl's Guide to Understanding Best Friends and Mean Girls, 8 Great Dates for Moms and Daughters, the bestselling And the Bride Wore White, and Lies Girls Believe. She and her husband live in Pennsylvania on a hobby farm. www.dannahgresh.com.
 

Bob Gresh is the founder of Born to Be Brave and the cofounder of True Girl, which provide resources and live events for tweens and their parents in up to 100 cities every year. He is also the founder of Grace Prep High School and the author of Who Moved the Goalpost? Seven Secrets to Sexual Integrity. Bob lives in State College, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Dannah.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Introducing the Six Ways 11

Part 1 Becoming a Connecting Mom

Chapter 1 Is There a Mouse in That Cookie Box? 21

Chapter 2 A Mom's Greatest Fears 31

Chapter 3 Becoming a Connecting Mom 43

Chapter 4 Why Connecting Matters 53

Chapter 5 How Connecting Forms Values 61

Chapter 6 Warning: Male Brain on Testosterone Straight Ahead 67

Part 2 Six Ways to Keep the "Good" in Your Boy

Chapter 7 Way #1: Get Him Outside to Play 79

Chapter 8 Way #2: Give Him a Book So He Can Discover a Real "Call of Duty" 95

Chapter 9 Way #3: Host Wing Nites and Fantasy Football Parties 113

Chapter 10 Way #4: Celebrate His Entrance into Manhood 133

Chapter 11 Way #5: Unplug Him from a Plugged-In World 151

Chapter 12 Way #6: Let Him Open the Car Door for You 167

Conclusion: Fast-Forward Ten Years 185

Bonus Section: Seeing the Gift of ADD and ADHD 193

Notes 199

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“With two sons of our own, Jean and I can certainly attest to the challenges raising boys can bring! Dannah and Bob offer parents a fascinating look into the development of tween and teen boys, as well as a wealth of practical, hands-on musts for successfully connecting with them.”
—Jim Daly, president, Focus on the Family

“Boys are not being championed like they used to be. Don't believe me? A girl will be praised for wearing a T-shirt that says: ‘Girls rule the world,’ but a boy would be shamed for wearing ‘Boys rule the world.’ Now is the perfect time to pick up Dannah Gresh’s book to champion the next generation of boys. Your son needs you to be his guide, coach, and cheerleader. The six ways outlined in this book work—I've tried them with my own son. I highly recommend this book!”
—Arlene Pellicane, author of Screen Kids and Parents Rising, host of TheHappy Home podcast

“Dannah has done a fabulous job addressing many of the issues that concern our boys! I highly recommend her insights, biblical instruction, and practical mom application. These pages are marching orders…it’s time to fight for the good in our boys!”
—Angela Thomas, bestselling author and speaker

“‘It's a boy!’ I've heard the doctor make that announcement four times. As the mother of all sons, I know little boys want to be good. I also know how many messages are coming their way that are contrary to God's Word. In Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy, Bob and Dannah Gresh celebrate boyhood and cast a vision for parenting boys that is practical and exciting. Whether your boy is still a bundle or teetering on the teen years, this book is for you. You'll find every page loaded with hope that you can raise a good boy who loves and serves a good God.
—Erin Davis, author, Bible teacher, and mom of four boys

“Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy provides valuable information and points out positive ways to channel all that testosterone-induced male energy. If you have a boy, this is a book you must read!”
—Mary Kassian, bestselling author and speaker

“Every mom wants her little boy to grow to be a caring and courageous man. The truth is, she can either be his ally on that journey to manhood, or she can hinder his progress. Thankfully, Dannah Gresh has sound, practical wisdom for moms who want their sons to be the men God made them to be.”
—Bob Lepine, author and radio personality

“Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy is full of invigorating Scripture, relatable stories, wisely curated science, and practical application to make the most of our sons’ childhoods while preparing them for the future. The first edition was helpful and effective when my teenagers were young, but now I have four more children ten and under, and I don’t want to miss the opportunity to nurture them well. Just when I was feeling weary, distracted, and overwhelmed, the revised edition of this book jolted me awake (in a good way) with a renewed vision for the impact I can have on my precious children. I feel motivated to keep a warm heart and equipped to make wise choices. Oh, God’s amazing grace—I'm excited to begin again!”
—Laura Booz, author of Expect Something Beautiful

Editorial Reviews

With two sons of our own, Jean and I can certainly attest to the challenges raising boys can bring! Dannah and Bob offer parents a fascinating look into the development of tween and teen boys, as well as a wealth of practical, hands-on musts for successfully connecting with them.”
—Jim Daly, president, Focus on the Family

“Boys are not being championed like they used to be. Don't believe me? A girl will be praised for wearing a T-shirt that says: ‘Girls rule the world,’ but a boy would be shamed for wearing ‘Boys rule the world.’ Now is the perfect time to pick up Dannah Gresh’s book to champion the next generation of boys. Your son needs you to be his guide, coach, and cheerleader. The six ways outlined in this book work—I've tried them with my own son. I highly recommend this book!”
—Arlene Pellicane, author of Screen Kids and Parents Rising, host of TheHappy Home podcast

“Dannah has done a fabulous job addressing many of the issues that concern our boys! I highly recommend her insights, biblical instruction, and practical mom application. These pages are marching orders…it’s time to fight for the good in our boys!”
—Angela Thomas, bestselling author and speaker

“‘It's a boy!’ I've heard the doctor make that announcement four times. As the mother of all sons, I know little boys want to be good. I also know how many messages are coming their way that are contrary to God's Word. In Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy, Bob and Dannah Gresh celebrate boyhood and cast a vision for parenting boys that is practical and exciting. Whether your boy is still a bundle or teetering on the teen years, this book is for you. You'll find every page loaded with hope that you can raise a good boy who loves and serves a good God.
—Erin Davis, author, Bible teacher, and mom of four boys

“Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy provides valuable information and points out positive ways to channel all that testosterone-induced male energy. If you have a boy, this is a book you must read!”
—Mary Kassian, bestselling author and speaker

“Every mom wants her little boy to grow to be a caring and courageous man. The truth is, she can either be his ally on that journey to manhood, or she can hinder his progress. Thankfully, Dannah Gresh has sound, practical wisdom for moms who want their sons to be the men God made them to be.”
—Bob Lepine, author and radio personality

“Six Ways to Keep the “Good” in Your Boy is full of invigorating Scripture, relatable stories, wisely curated science, and practical application to make the most of our sons’ childhoods while preparing them for the future. The first edition was helpful and effective when my teenagers were young, but now I have four more children ten and under, and I don’t want to miss the opportunity to nurture them well. Just when I was feeling weary, distracted, and overwhelmed, the revised edition of this book jolted me awake (in a good way) with a renewed vision for the impact I can have on my precious children. I feel motivated to keep a warm heart and equipped to make wise choices. Oh, God’s amazing grace—I'm excited to begin again!”
—Laura Booz, author of Expect Something Beautiful

From the Publisher