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Back to Search#1069: Ground Pad
Episode 1069
Are you sure your son has what he needs for this life?
One mountain hike, a boy showed up without a ground pad to go under his sleeping bag. The nigh…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
#1068: Big Deal
Episode 1068
To him, it is a big deal.
When your teenage son faces rejection or embarrassment, your first instinct may be to say, “Son, in the scheme of things, …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
#1067: Pocket Knife
Episode 1067
Do you remember when you got your first pocketknife?
Cody got his first pocketknife as a birthday present from his grinning grandfather under the watc…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
#1066: Luther
Episode 1066
Have you ever seen a boy transformed?
One member of an outdoor youth program was a troubled teen who had spent time in Juvie, and was likely headed fo…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#1065: Calm the Storm
Episode 1065
Is there a storm in your son’s life?
When your son inevitably faces something difficult in his life, it may feel like a hurricane is blowing through.…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#1064: 50-Miles
Episode 1064
Have you ever seen the power of a boy?
All that boundless energy is there for a reason.
Steve led a 50-mile hike with a group of boys and began to wo…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#1063: Never Give Up
Episode 1063
Encourage your son to make only one resolution this year: to never give up.
The movie A Million Miles Away tells the true story of Jose Hernandez, wh…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#1062: New Year's Eve Reflections
Episode 1062
On this last day of the year, reflect with your son about the 5 critical needs.
First, do a check on your son’s “compass.” Ask him what he would lik…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#1061: Boy Parenting Simplified
Episode 1061
It’s easier than you think.
In her book Boys Will Be Boys, Dr. Meg Meeker jokingly describes a fictional encounter between a father and a son. The da…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
#1060: Firebreak
Episode 1060
How does a boy know he is becoming a man?
Sometimes, life tells them along the way.
Late in the dry summer, Robert looked out his back door, and saw sm…
5 months, 4 weeks ago