Moms, how is your relationship with your son? Is it going well, or are you finding it
harder to connect to their heart as they are going older?
Here are 5 steps to connecting/reconnecting to your son’s heart!

• Investing intentional time and doing intentional things with your son is a
  powerful thing. Find the things they enjoy, and do life with them in those
  things!
• Find ways to show your support for your son, and speak words of
  confidence in the good and the bad moments.
• The best way to show your support and be intentional with your time is
  simple…just show up. Presence is powerful in your relationship with your son!
• Moms, you have a voice in your son’s life. Make sure you use it to encourage and not nag. Your voice and care will capture the heart of your son and communicate you care. This will give your son power, confidence, and life.
• The key to all of these things in your ears. You ask your son to listen to you,
  but you also must learn to listen back. It is the only way you will hear his heart.

Let me know how I can help you process and live out each of these steps this month. My door, phone, and email is always open to you as a parent!

In Him,
Matt

Hey, all of you moms out there!!  This is especially for you. Dads, you are welcome to listen in too because next month I will be writing to you. This month’s Online Parenting Class is a special one because it is all about mother-son relationships. A son’s relationship and connection with his mom is a powerful thing. It truly shapes the kind of man he will grow up to be, but it also will influence the kind of father and husband he will choose to be as well.

I love the challenge to “stop trying to protect your boys and instead challenge them toward adventure and self-discovery.” This is a huge truth for us as parents. We want to protect our children and keep them from making mistakes. We know, however, in the moments of falling and getting hurt we learn. This is especially true for boys. Each scrape, bruise, and scar is a life lesson learned.

Moms, look for those teachable moments to connect to the heart of your young man in your home. As he excitedly tells you his story of heroics and adventure, showing off that cut or scrape, don’t react, but rather interact.

I want to let you know that I am praying for moms in specific and real ways this month when it comes to relationships with your sons! I am praying for God to give you words to say, time to spend, and patience to listen!

To check out this month's online parenting class, go here:
https://vimeo.com/parentministry/review/257631869/a84f593d80