Mothering Little Men from MarsSue BohlinProbe Ministrieswww.probe.orgsue@probe.org

Revisiting Mars:

Boys are Self-Reliant

Male Brain is Linear

Boys are More Physical

Boys are Competitive

“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Prov 27:17

Boys Bond Shoulder to Shoulder

Talking: For Conveying Facts and

Information Only

Aggression Nurturing

Boys Need Respect

Boys Need Respect

What Men Want Moms

to Know

Don’t try to turn him into

a girl.

Boys need men to imprint

masculinity on them.

Respect your son, his dad, and men in

general.Eph 4:29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

Affirm him.

Don’t be overprotective

.

Start letting them go as

soon as they learn to

walk.

Dirt is not sin.

Sometimes fighting is

good.

“I wish parents would put this on their bathroom mirror: LOVE FIRST, FREAK OUT LATER”