Continuing Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph today and sharing with you chapter about “What Dads Can Do” if you have boys around…these are some points from the book but I am sure there’s more a father can do to his son!

In a Nutshell:

• Make time to be a dad. In society today, men are often little more than walking wallets. You have to fight to be a real father to your kids.
• Be active with your children—talk, play, make things, go on trips together. Take every chance you can to interact .
• Sometimes A(Attention) Deficit Disorder is actually D(Dad) Deficit Disorder.
• Share the discipline with your partner. Often your son will respond more readily to you—not from fear, but from respect and wanting to please you. Don’t hit or frighten boys—it just makes them mean to others.
• A boy will copy you. He will copy your way of acting towards his mother. He will take on your attitudes (whether you are racist, a perpetual victim, an optimist, or a person who cares about justice, and so on). And he will only be able to show his emotions if you can show yours.
• Most boys love rough-and-tumble games. Use these for enjoyment and also teach him self-control, by stopping and setting some rules whenever the game gets too rough.
• Teach your son to respect women—and to respect himself!

CJ and K met just in the right time, the time when CJ needs a father to help him mold into a new kind of man. They love to talk about ships and airplanes, dinosaurs and both enjoyed talking about history. They love to construct things…I joined in sometimes. They are into movies, they are enjoying “Dads Army”, if its on…you’ll here lots of laughs together—makes me smile and say thanks God they are having great time! CJ’s helping K fixed simple things at home, K’s teaching him how to do it. They love listening to music. They kissed and hugged each other in the morning and do the same to say goodnight…K’s always excited to see CJ going to school and coming from school (since now K’s at home). There’s more, sure but for now, I am thankful that they are going so well. He is proud of his boy and his boy is proud of him…I am blessed to have them in my life—a wonderful partner and a loving son!

Well, I am starting to be mushy, but yes, these days…these two guys made me stronger and of course, Isabelle.

Back to the book, please check the first 3 chapters which I posted before: 3 stages of boyhood, all about testosterone and helping your boy to be a new kind of man. I am sure these 3 parts will do a lot…you’ll learn a lot from it, so don’t miss it, ok! Please go back now and read, its never too late! And as we go along, or as I go along reading it, I will be sharing more chapters for you to read on!

Happy Sunday, everyone!