- Esteem them for reaching out to a mentor in the area of parenting sons
- Encourage your mentee to get involved in a local, Bible‐believing church for spiritual growth and accountability
- Encourage them to consider forming a parenting HomeBuilders bible study group
- Encourage moms to connect with other moms at MomLife Today
- Encourage dads to consider connecting with other men in a Men’s Fraternity group
- Encourage them to say “I love you” as often as their son can stand it
- Encourage dads to do projects with their sons, like washing the car (and his bike), painting a fence, etc.
- Encourage them to invite God into conversations with their son(s) through prayer every day
- Encourage dads to include their sons in recreational activities; do “guy stuff” together to reinforce masculinity
- Encourage them to model obedience and humility by admitting their own mistakes in parenting
- Remind them that the relationship they have with their son(s) is more important than any list of rules
- Remind them that it is important to develop a vision and strategy for the kind of people you want your son to become
- Encourage them (along with their spouse) to develop a parenting mission statement to guide parenting decisions
- Encourage them to be responsible for the spiritual/moral development of their sons and not leave it up to the church
- Remind dads that it is important to model the type of Christian man you would like your son to become (“imitate me”)
- Remind moms that it is important to model what a godly Christian woman/wife looks like
- Encourage them to look to God’s Word for principles to address the son’s behaviors and decisions
- Remind them that perhaps the most important thing they can do for their son in the home is to love their own spouse
