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The relationship between fathers and sons

is a very special one.

Despite the importance of bombs, really no one can replace a boy's need to have dad in his life.

And when that bond is broken or non-existent, a child can develop a deep emotional wound.

On today's edition of Dr. James Dobson's family talk

will be addressing the necessity of fathers

through a classic presentation from Dr Dobson's

Bringing Up Boys series.

His timeless focuses on the lessons and characteristics a boy can learn only from his father.

Dr Dobson drills down on this core principle while also sharing humorous stories from his young adulthood as well.

Now these words were recorded some time ago but the wisdom remains very practical for every parent

listening even today.

Here now is an excerpt from Dr Dobson's Bringing Up Boys series

on this edition of Family Talk.

Well, we have been talking about bringing up boys, the subject from my book, been talking about how they are unique, how they think, how to raise them properly, and how to make the most of their masculinity, how to help boys know that they are men or can become men.

And it's a very important subject and one that I really enjoy talking about.

I loved writing this book, but it's also a fun topic to deal with.

Now what I want to do today is talk about the adolescent experience

and how it relates especially to their fathers. We'll start there and then go on

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