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Finding a Mate: Honoring Your Parents
We've said some critical things about the way the courtship model of finding a mate is generally carried out, but one good thing that has come out of it is the recognition that courtship and marriage involves more than two people, it involves two families. We're always amused when we hear someone say, "I'm marrying her,…
Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Adult Sons, Book News, Boy's Purity, Christian Living, Civilization, Dating, Courtship, and Finding a Mate, How to Be a Father, How to Be a Mother, Preparing Sons for Marriage
A Thirst for Adventure
Boys have a love for adventure. The trick is to teach them to take reasonable risks. We want them to be bold and adventurous - without breaking both legs jumping off the roof! There's a whole chapter about that in Raising Real Men.
Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Boy Secrets
Helping Boys Love to Read
"How do I get my son to read???" is a common question when we speak about homeschooling boys. Here's what we've done: Be patient when you are teaching them to read. Earlier is not better when it comes to boys. The average boy five years old has the same developmental reading readiness as a girl…
Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Homeschooling Boys, teaching boys
Wish Us a Happy Birthday – and Get $200 in Gifts Yourself!
Help Us Celebrate Five Years! Five years ago, our family set out on a new ministry and a new adventure - helping you  make Biblical family life practical  with useful, encouraging, real-world resources to bring Scriptural principles to the 21st century family  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! (more…)
Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Book News, Upcoming Events
It Seems I’m Always Yelling
A reader with four boys 8 and under called for help: I feel like when I talk, no one hears me. So then I yell. My friends call me "The Drill Sergeant Mom". I am so frustrated. Wow, do we ever sympathize! One time, we had a friend -- a mother of several girls --…
Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Boyhood, Christian Living, Family Life, Raising Boys
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