Episode 114. Raising Gender Healthy Boys
Mama Bear Apologetics
Hillary Morgan Ferrer & Amy Davison
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Our culture is heavily evangelistic in shaping our child’s worldview identity, which is why we Christian parents are called to speak up! In this first episode of a 2-part series, Amy interviews Ricky Chelette of Living Hope Ministries on how to raise gender healthy boys.
In Raising Gender Healthy Boys, Ricky unpacks how to nurture your sensitive boys and rough-and-tumble-boys, what each child needs based on their personality from mom and dad, and how to launch men solid in their manhood. Filled with practical tips and humorous stories, listeners will leave knowing how to raise up their boys to be warriors in the faith.
Main Points Covered
- The importance of nurturing gender healthy kids today.
- Understanding your boy.
- What individual boys need from Mom and Dad.
- Suggestions for when you're struggling to connect with your boy.
- What can moms and families do when they don’t have a present/stable father figure within the home?
Unfamiliar Vocabulary
- Rough and Tumble Boy: A boy who wants to express his emotions in physicality.
- Sensitive Boy: A boy who is more inclined to express his emotions in creative, artistic, or emotive ways.
People and Resources Mentioned
- www.livehope.org
- www.biblicalsexuality.net
- www.mamabearapologetics.com
- Proverbs 22:6
- Matthew 3
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| 0:00.0 | I believe that every father has the ability to invest in and raise a healthy, godly man of God, |
| 0:11.4 | you know, in his child. And so he's got to tap into that and say, okay, he may be different than me, |
| 0:17.0 | but how can I connect with him? Welcome to the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, a podcast where we teach you to roar like a mother. |
| 0:26.5 | And by roar, we mean recognize the message, offer discernment, argue for a healthier approach, |
| 0:31.9 | and reinforce these ideas with your kids. |
| 0:34.5 | Unless you want to growl around your house, I mean, that's cool too. |
| 0:37.7 | You're like, check it, We keep it reels. That's so bad. You're awesome. |
| 0:44.3 | Mama Bear Apologetics is a listener-supported program, so if you like what we do, |
| 0:48.5 | head on over to the Mama Bear Apologetics website and click support. It's time to rise up, |
| 0:53.7 | ladies. Rise up, Mama Bears. |
| 0:56.1 | This might not affect your faith, but it might affect your children's. |
| 1:04.0 | Hi, everyone. Welcome to another Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, a podcast dedicated to helping |
| 1:09.7 | you raise children who think critically, |
| 1:12.2 | love biblically, and stand firm in the faith using truth and reason. I am very excited today |
| 1:17.9 | because I get to have a friend of mine, Ricky Shillett, on our podcast. And Ricky Shalett, he is |
| 1:23.7 | part of an amazing ministry called Living Hope Ministry. And we're going to be tackling a very |
| 1:29.2 | important issue on how to raise gender healthy boys and girls. So Ricky, just thank you so |
| 1:35.1 | much for coming on. And I would love for you to tell our listeners a little bit about your ministry. |
| 1:40.8 | Well, thank you, Amy. I'm so excited to be here with you guys and love what you folks are doing at Mama Bear Apologetics and thinks it's amazing. I think it's amazing. I tell everybody about it, so I'm so glad y'all are doing what you're doing. Living Hope's been around for 35 years, and we walk with folks and journey with folks who are struggling with gender identity, whether that same-sex |
| 2:02.1 | attractions, which is primarily the group that we seem to minister to, but also just any kind |
| 2:07.3 | of gender confusion, as well as the friends and family of those who love them. And so we have |
| 2:13.7 | support groups that meet. We have seminars that we do at churches. We have a hope |
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