Well, maybe you came from a terrific family or a really chaotic

dysfunctional family regardless of your background. There's so much pressure

today to think, oh, families don't work anymore. That's such an old convention

But don't struggle with discouragement and don't think it's not possible

Focus on the family is committed to helping you and your family thrive in Christ, and we want to encourage it today.

So listen in. I'm John Fuller along with Dr. Danny Werther, who heads up our parenting department, and. Rolland Warren was raised by a

single mom and shares how single moms can give their sons hope to pursue

marriage and fatherhood. Here he is now with focus on the family president Jim

daily. Roland one of the things that Jean and I are trying to do as an intact

biological mom and dad family is help our two boys be the men they need to be for their

marriages etc. And you know I again I can imagine because my mom had to do it the

best that she could was to prepare three boys in her

nest my two older brothers and me for that job we never really talked about it I was

too young I don't think my older's Mike or Dave would remember any conversation my mom had

with them about being a good husband, being a good father.

But how does that single parent mom cast that vision for marriage and for fatherhood?

What are some good elements for them to be aware of?

Well the first thing is that you stressed it right on the front end, which is you have to actually

cast that vision right

it's because see he's living in an environment that is contrary or the opposite

of what you want for him I've talked to single mothers and I and I asked the question

said what kind of husband or father is your son going to become and often that

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