{"id":243,"date":"2008-06-13T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-13T17:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buildingcathedrals.com\/2008\/06\/13\/bringing-up-boys\/"},"modified":"2008-06-13T17:31:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-13T17:31:00","slug":"bringing-up-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/buildingcathedrals\/2008\/06\/bringing-up-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Up Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>It has now been a few weeks since I finished <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic\">Bringing Up Boys<\/span>\u00a0by Dr. James Dobson, but I must say, his words have surely resonated in my head a few times since then, compelling to me to mother my two beloved boys in a certain way. \u00a0It was a fantastic read and one I feel is worth digesting, especially for parents and grandparents of little boys! \u00a0<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Dobson lays out a clear, conservative message in his book. \u00a0Boys will be boys, and there aren\u2019t two ways about it! \u00a0His initial chapters outline the biological gender differences, citing the unique surge of testosterone 6-7 weeks <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic\">after conception<\/span>\u00a0when a male baby in utero undergoes a \u201chormonal bath\u201d resulting in the male brain taking on a different structure and nature from that of a female. \u00a0These biological differences lay the groundwork for unique boy-ness that can only be understood and embraced with the right attitude and perspective.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Dobson then lays out a clear picture for the raising and disciplining of boys. \u00a0He urges his readers to provide a firm, structured environment for boys, yet encourages them to allow their boys to \u201cblossom\u201d in their unique boy ways. \u00a0Statistics pop out of the page left and right as Dobson makes the provocative case for the necessity of raising boys on the straight and narrow in a world that dictates otherwise. \u00a0The completion of a chapter of reading would always send me reeling\u2013I would spout off facts to my husband and friends, convinced that we had \u201cso much work to do\u201d in raising our boys! \u00a0It was truly inspiring. \u00a0I almost feel the urge to go back and read certain portions just to remember the nitty gritty in my daily time of need!<\/div>\n<p>Probably my most valuable lesson gleaned from <span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: italic\">Boys <\/span>is that I can do a better job of celebrating my sons\u2019 unique and wonderful boy-ness! \u00a0Often I catch myself aghast and perplexed at these little wrestling, aggressive 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