Raising Real Men

How do you raise boys? This question often comes up in homeschooling circles. We have plenty of resources to raise our daughters – home economic kits, great fiction, aprons, and homemaking magazines. However, there are few serious tools to help parents in the herculean task of training sons. Until now…………… Hal and Melanie Young have…
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Writing duo and Christian parents of eight children, six of them being boys, Hal and Melanie Young know and live what they write about in the book Raising Real Men. Through their years of experience and success in bringing up these boys, ages currently ranging from 7 to adult, they have become experts in their…
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“Whether you have one son or 12, this book will help you understand boys a little more. Raising Real Men : Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys is written by Hal and Melanie Young, parents of 6 boys and 2 girls. They take an unabashedly Christian take on raising boys into men for God. Their own real…
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As a mom to three active boys, I’m always eager to read what others have to say about raising boys to be men.  What better people to take advice from than Hal and Melanie Young, parents to 6 boys (and 2 girls).  In their book, Raising Real Men, they discuss the intricacies of bringing up…
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“As one of six brothers, I can vouch for this sane, wise, and practical book.  My mother had a special insight into little boys, and all her sons have since grown up to be men of God.  Hal and Melanie Young have found many of the same insights in the same places: God’s general revelation…
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We have all heard older people say something like “enjoy your children now because the time passes fast.” Pam and I have ten children—seven boys and three girls. The oldest is thirty-two years old and the youngest is only a year old. That fact gives us a perspective that most people do not have. The…
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“Hal and Melanie Young have written a delightful book for the parents of boys. With biblical insight and lessons learned from raising six sons of their own, they have provided a treasure trove of practical wisdom for dads and moms who are blessed with the challenge of helping boys become men. Entertainment, education, risk, leadership,…
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“Raising Real Men is for real men who aspire to pass on a legacy of strength, courage and fidelity to Christ our King. It encouraged me as a father. I pray it will encourage you.” Dr. R.C. Sproul, Jr. Teacher, Author Husband of One and Father of Seven Blessings

“Principled, practical, and persuasive, this is a book I would recommend to anyone who is interested in learning more about what boys are all about.” Sen. Kevin Lundberg Colorado State Senate

Although the process of Raising Real Men is not always “fun”, reading the book was a delight. As a mother of 4 sons (and 6 daughters), I was encouraged as over and over I caught myself saying, Yes!, to both the description of the behavior and wiring of boys and the proper biblical response and direction…
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