Teaching my son to be a man - where do I start?

J

2w ago1 min read

I want to make sure I'm raising my boy right. Not just in the obvious ways like respecting women and working hard, but the smaller things too. How he shakes a hand, how he carries himself, taking responsibility for his mistakes without making excuses. My own dad taught me these things but it's harder now with everything else competing for his attention. What are the fundamentals you guys focus on with your boys?

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DDanielRegular2w ago

Start with the everyday stuff. How he treats people when things don't go his way, how he handles losing, whether he's willing to do work even when nobody's watching. That's manhood in the real world, not the highlight reel version.

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MMarkRegular2w ago

Work alongside him on something. Build something, fix something, be outside doing real work together. My son learned more about being a man from three weekends of helping me rebuild the fence than from a year of talks.

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MMiguelRegular2w ago

Teach him what it means to be responsible for his word and his actions. Everything else kind of flows from that. Respecting women, working hard, taking care of people who depend on you - it all starts with integrity.

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