Developmental theorists would say most girls finish adolescents somewhere around 19 to 20.

And they would say for boys, it's 22 to 25.

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I'm Ann Wilson.

And I'm Dave Wilson, and you can find us at FamilyLife Today.com.

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So I'm sitting here with the mom of boys.

You are, I think, the greatest mother of boys.

Of course, I might be a little biased. I think you're very biased.

But no, I mean, you are fantastic as a mom of boys. It's, I might be a little biased. I think you're very biased. But no, I mean, you're

fantastic as a mom of boys. It's easy to say that looking back, you know, because when I was in

the midst of it, I felt like I was failing miserably. I'm just telling you, I'm just your husband,

and I'm not biased at all.

I mean, even this weekend watching you with our grandsons, you walk in and light up a boy's life.

You understand boys like I've never seen it. So I've got one question for you because we're going to talk about raising boys today, emotionally healthy boys.

What would you say is the most important advice you could give a mom or dad?

I mean, the first thought, this is crazy that comes to my mind is embrace the physical chaos.

That's the first thing.

It feels like chaos with little boys because they just don't sit very often and they're physical and they're loud.

And so as a mom, if you're trying to get a house that's quiet and in order, you're going to be super

frustrated because it's pretty chaotic with little boys in a good way and it can be really draining

physically.

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