The tips below are activities, tools, and resources my husband used with our sons to further encourage the truths found in Conversation #1. Feel free to pass them along to your husband and in turn, if he has something valuable to add to the list, please comment and share the idea with the rest of our 5 Conversations blog community. Dad:2:Dad tips (by Keith Courtney) I took each boy on a camp-out every year for his birthday starting when each was 4 years old. The primary purpose was to have fun with them and grow in my relationship with each boy, to try to avoid the truth that “rules … [Read more...]

The tips below are activities, tools, and resources my husband used with our sons to further encourage the truths found in Conversation #2. Feel free to pass them along to your husband and in turn, if he has something valuable to add to the list, please comment and share the idea with the rest of our 5 Conversations blog community. Dad:2:Dad tips (by Keith Courtney) Ways I emphasized principles of self-control: Taught them “Act your way into a feeling”, i.e., do not let your feelings dictate your actions, but do the right things regardless of whether you feel like … [Read more...]

The tips below are activities, tools, and resources my husband used with our sons to further encourage the truths found in Conversation #3. Feel free to pass them along to your husband and in turn, if he has something valuable to add to the list, please comment and share the idea with the rest of our 5 Conversations blog community. I addition, click here to check out valuable tips for having Conversation #3 across the age ranges on the "Moms of Daughters" portion of the blog. Dad:2:Dad tips (by Keith Courtney) Activities/resources I used to teach principles of sexual purity: Took … [Read more...]

The tips below are activities, tools, and resources my husband used with our sons to further encourage the truths found in Conversation #4. Feel free to pass them along to your husband and in turn, if he has something valuable to add to the list, please comment and share the idea with the rest of our 5 Conversations blog community. Dad:2:Dad tips (by Keith Courtney) Tools and principles I used to teach financial and personal responsibility: Gave allowance equal to 2 times the boys age; I taught them: - all of the money was God’s and that they are stewards of that money; - … [Read more...]

The tips below are activities, tools, and resources my husband used with our sons to further encourage the truths found in Conversation #5. Feel free to pass them along to your husband and in turn, if he has something valuable to add to the list, please comment and share the idea with the rest of our 5 Conversations blog community. Dad:2:Dad tips (by Keith Courtney) Activities and resources I used to teach principles of godliness: I taught each boy about: - prayer → why important to pray, how to pray, the importance of a balanced prayer (ACTS, for … [Read more...]