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Finding a Mate: It’s Just Coffee

"Hey, I've got some unexpected time free. Want to meet for coffee?" an adult young man texts an adult female friend. "I'm not comfortable meeting guys like that. You need to talk to my father," is the reply. These two are on a different wavelength. Let's peek into their heads for a moment. (No, we…

Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Adult Sons, Boy's Purity, Dating, Courtship, and Finding a Mate, Teens

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

Covenant Eyes: There When You’re Not

"I don't know what to do, we hadn't even talked to him about sexuality yet, he's so young. I just found out he's been watching pornography, though. What do I do?" We've heard this from several moms - just this week! And the ages would break your heart. Seven, eight, and nine year olds being…

Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Boy's Purity, Civilization, Family Life, How to Be a Father, How to Be a Mother, Raising Boys, Singles

For Our Future Daughters in Law

I was floating in the lake in my "mama suit" with my hair going every which way when one of my sons looked over at me and said, "Mom, you're beautiful!" A few months ago, I might have answered, "Oh, please! I look awful!" but I've learned better since then. A few months ago I read…

Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in 2 - Family Life, Boy's Purity, Boyhood, Civilization, How to Be a Mother, Preparing Sons for Marriage

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

“I Can’t Find It, Mom.”

We were setting up for a book fair last weekend and needed the lid to a plastic bin which is part of our display set up. I sent one of the boys to fetch it from the trailer. “It’s on the top shelf,” I said. Understand: Our trailer only has three shelves, there was only…

Posted by Hal in Boyhood, Chores, How to Be a Father, How to Be a Mother, Raising Boys

Raising Kids Who’ll Eat Anything

One of our goals in raising our children was to help them learn not to be picky eaters. We'd both seen the extra work, turmoil, and frustration in a family when one of the children was picky, only to see those same children grow up to eat things they'd rejected at home. Hearing tales from missionary friends…

Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Civilization, Family Life, How to Be a Father, How to Be a Mother, Man Food, Parenting

Crank Down the Anger

We finally noticed a pattern. When one of our children got somewhere between nine and fourteen, they'd climb on an emotional rollercoaster and invite us all to join them. Wow, what a tough age to parent! The first time we went through it, we questioned everything, "Is it us? Have we failed in parenting? Is…

Posted by Hal and Melanie Young in Boyhood, Discipleship, Family Life, How to Be a Father, How to Be a Mother

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Finding a Mate: It’s Just Coffee

A Thirst for Adventure

Helping Boys Love to Read

Wish Us a Happy Birthday – and Get $200 in Gifts Yourself!

Covenant Eyes: There When You’re Not

For Our Future Daughters in Law

It Seems I’m Always Yelling

“I Can’t Find It, Mom.”

Raising Kids Who’ll Eat Anything

Crank Down the Anger

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