5 IMPORTANT Conversations Every Mom Must Have With Her Son

• THE “TREAT A GIRL LIKE A LADY” CONVERSATION:  I believe that every mom should teach their boys that young ladies are God’s creation, God’s daughters and deserve to be treated like royalty.  Mom’s should teach their sons to open doors, say “yes ma’am” and “no ma’am”, allow ladies to choose first, say what can I do for you today, how can I pray for you today, and the list goes on…  Typically dads are encouraged to have this conversation, I just think it carries so much more weight when a mom takes the time to teach her son how to treat her and other ladies.

• THE “HARNESS YOUR POWER” CONVERSATION:  I have overheard Jodie talking to our older son and encouraging him to harness his power.  Cole can become too rough when it comes to playing with his brother and sister, so it is important that he is taught to honor and respect his brother and sister by harnessing his power when playing with them.

• THE “BE A BOY – NOT A MAN” CONVERSATION:  Our youngest son, Tifton Jackhammer, is only 10 years old and he is growing up way too fast!!  Tifton is starting to play grown up video games, watch grown up movies, listen to grown up music and he is starting to think grown up thoughts.  However, one day last week I loved watching him sit in his room and play with legos for several hours.  After watching him play like a little kid, I was convinced that moms need to teach their boys to be little boys…for a long, long time.  Your sons will eventually have to deal with rejection, not getting picked for the sports team, not having a girl friend and seeing pornographic images at a friends house, but for now…let’s keep the little boy in your little boy!!

• THE “GODLY MEN ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY” CONVERSATION:  If you look around the world we live in, you will see men making a mass exodus from church, Godliness and holiness.  I hate it, but Godly and spiritual men are becoming a rarity!  Today you see more and more women leading family devotions, volunteering at church and fighting for the purity in their son’s lives.  Due to this alarming exodus, I think that moms must teach their sons to start laying a foundation of spiritual leadership in their lives today!

• THE “LET’S PRAY FOR YOUR MATE” CONVERSATION:  Yeah, yeah, yeah…I don’t want my kiddos to start thinking about this either!!  The truth is that it will be here before you know it, and there is no better person than mom to start having this conversation.  I believe all moms should teach their sons what kind of mate they should be looking for.  I also believe that if mom’s start praying this prayer with their sons at a young age…they will earn the right to speak into this in the future.

Which 1 of theses conversations do you need to have with your son?

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