3 Tips for Fathers & Sons
Today I’m offering a snippet of advice to Dads of sons.
Dads, remember to…
Practice Humility. The most powerful teaching tool that a father has is his own behavior. So if you want your son to love others well, practice humility. When a father genuinely recognizes the value of people around him and does so in a quiet manner, sons follow suit. Sons instinctively mimic their fathers and seeing humility in their fathers causes sons to become more humble
Loosen your grip. The best way to teach a child to give to others is to have them see you give. Loosen your grip on your money and things when it comes to meeting the needs of those around you. Not only is giving rewarding, but so too is watching your son give to others generously as he matures.
Live to Impress No One. Nothing turns a son off more quickly than witnessing insincerity in his father. If you aren’t sincere in your giving, don’t. Sons have a remarkable ability to uncover your motives so one of the most important gifts you can give your son is having a tough heart to heart with yourself about why you give. Live to impress no one and you will make an enormous impression on your son.
Dads of sons out there, what is on your mind lately? Any questions about raising your sons that you’d like me to address here on my blog?
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5 Responses to “3 Tips for Fathers & Sons”
Dr. Meeker –
My wife and I had twin boys November 2010. Jackson went to Heaven on December 28 due to several issues including a heart defect, undeveloped liver, and lung issues. What is the best way to include Jackson in his brother’s (Austin) life as he continues to grow? When we pray at night, we always include “brother”. We hope to avoid a big “Dr. Phil” moment when he is a teen and blindside him with news of that gravity. Any and all advice is appreciated.
I was circumcised at birth against my will as an infant. Why should I have anything to do with my father if he believed that I should have no say in the forced removal of my foreskin? I challenge anyone who believes that circumcision does not permanently degrade sexual performance to do research for yourself. The hundreds of babies that are killed from botched circumcisions and the fact that the foreskin is sold to biomedical engineering companies without the consent of the parents is even worse. The medical statist and propaganda given by doctors like this is only for them to be able to rationalize what they were doing was anything other than genital mutilation. Doctors like Meg Meeker should be registered as sex offenders and have there medical license revoked for what they have done and advocate for little boys. Everyone should boycott any books written by someone who advocates for the forced removal of another human beings body parts against there will.
http://www.foregen.org/
Wow, Meg! Don’t know where my question stands in comparison to the other two so far, but I think it’s going to be MUCH less severe.
At what point do you stop “ignoring” a toddler’s (20 months) tantrums, and start trying to correct them? Our first son (4 yrs.) cried and pitched a fit as they ALL do, but quickly stopped when he saw he got no reaction.
Our latest edition, however, will cry for HOURS on end, into hyperventilation and self inflicted injury from flailing around on the floor. When do you intervene and HOW?
The older child is starting to wonder why he has to do what he’s told when his younger brother gets away with it by making a scene. Any advice on how to NOT react to his tantrums and remain calm? They are both learning how to react to stress by how I react to stress, and I’m not handling it too well. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for this, Dr. Meeker. Although I oppose circumcision, I think the second commenter is out of line here. As a mom, I won’t offer any questions but I’ll point my husband to your article. I love your blog.
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