#136: Raising Socially Aware Boys with David Thomas

Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

Parenting, Relationships, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.9 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Being famous at home requires that we become students of our kids. That we pay attention to their strengths, but also their growth areas.

For boys, helping them learn to communicate with others in a respectful manner and with a good attitude can sometimes feel daunting. That's why our resident therapist, David Thomas, joins us this week to talk about our sons.

This conversation began as a private one, when Josh reached out to David for help of his own. In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of that scenario, how David's wisdom has helped our family, and why we wanted to share it with you.

This was such an insightful episode that you'll probably want to listen to a few times, especially if you have boys.

Here are some highlights from this week’s episode:

* David describes why we tend to have to work more with our sons when it comes to social awareness.* Why our boys can be so loud, energetic, and come across as rude or disrespectful. * The tightrope that boys walk between blame and shame.* Why it's important to help boys understand the choice of being right versus being kind. * How to train our boys to reach for progress, not perfection. * Practical exercises to help our boys of all ages become socially aware of their environment and how they come across to others.* Why this conversation matters for who our sons will become as adult men.

Show Notes:

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0:00.0	you know, whether you did have a brother, whether you didn't, you know, whether you were close, whether you weren't, you know, oftentimes I think so many things about his hard wiring don't make sense.
0:08.6	The energy, the volume, all these things.
0:11.6	And it's a part of why back to that point about social coaching, if you feel like you're laboring in that space twice as much as you're doing with your daughter, I want you to hear me say right now so clearly that sounds about right on target to me.
0:24.8	It really does.
0:25.7	Sometimes I think three to four times as much.
0:28.6	You're listening to the Famous at Home podcast with Dr. Josh and Christy Stroud,
0:34.1	the podcast formerly known as In This Together.
0:39.3	Kind of like Prince, but not.
0:47.4	We're now In This Together helping you be famous at home so you can thrive on your stage.
0:55.9	Every one of us has a stage, and no matter the stage we show up on, we all feel the stress of work, travel, and just plain busyness.
1:02.5	Unfortunately, it's our loved ones under our own roof who often get our leftovers.
1:09.3	But what if we didn't have to choose between work and our family? Research shows the more connected we are to our spouse and kids, the more influence
1:12.6	and fun we have on our respective stage. So when your tires hit that driveway, keep in mind,
1:19.2	the greatest red carpet you'll ever walk is through your front door. You are famous at home.
1:33.8	Welcome back to the famous at home podcast. We have our dear friend and resident therapist with us here on the podcast again, David Thomas. Thank you for
1:40.7	being with us. I am honored to be with you too.
1:45.8	We are honored to have you.
1:47.8	And what we're talking about today are boys.
1:50.1	We talked with Sissy last week about raising worry-free girls.
1:55.9	The thing for us is we want to talk to you about is boys and awareness because we see this in our own son
2:02.8	and you have helped us tremendously with our son and so thank you for that and I just thought as
2:13.9	as it has impacted our lives in such a dramatic way.
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