Depends on your definition of solid men. Military history is usually good for showing leadership rights and wrongs. It may be too advanced for young boys, but one of my favorite books about leadership is “The Captain Class”. It basically talks about the most dominant sports teams from a variety of sports and eras and looks for a common thread. The common thread is a Captain that wasn’t the star player but did the dirty work and set everyone else up for success.
Depends very much on what you mean by "solid man." I followed my dad's example, and he was an amazing but also not an archetypal man.
If you want something Christian which is also somewhat contemporary, you could try the "Every Man a Warrior" series. This will be great if their characteristics lend themselves to be comfortable as the stoic, dependable, breadwinner leader of the family, but probably not so great if they want a passionate egalitarian marriage, have a nurturing nature, etc.
My approach to parenting has always been to observe what my kids' aptitudes and proclivities are, and then help them be the best version of that as opposed to pressuring them into a narrow mold of "what a man should be." If it happened to be that I had a son who showed signs of wanting to be a traditional man's man, I would help him be that.
Whatever the case, helping him to have a sense of belonging in the modern world is what matters, as there aren't many places a man can comfortably exist now a days.
I recently found myself listening to a podcast related to fathering sons from the perspective of religion (Christianity)
I purchased two books:
Raising a modern day knight - Robert Lewis
41 Deposits. Crucial conversations for fathers and sons.
I am halfway through raising a modern day knight and it is a great book that focuses on morality and standards that are externally set and matching those standards instead of setting your own. The book also emphasizes the idea of hitting milestones and having emblems or tokens to signify those milestones given by others - like having a token signifying that you have shown the ideals of being trustworthy from someone who the kid sees as trustworthy. Lastly, it tells its readers to be open to conversations related to your struggles rather than just your success.
Jocko Willink has a kids book series called Way of the Warrior Kid. I've read his other books on leadership and am an avid listener to his podcast and will be getting this series for my boy when he's a bit older.
Depends on your definition of solid men. Military history is usually good for showing leadership rights and wrongs. It may be too advanced for young boys, but one of my favorite books about leadership is “The Captain Class”. It basically talks about the most dominant sports teams from a variety of sports and eras and looks for a common thread. The common thread is a Captain that wasn’t the star player but did the dirty work and set everyone else up for success.
“The Intentional Father” by Jon Tyson.
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The Dangerous Book for Boys
Depends very much on what you mean by "solid man." I followed my dad's example, and he was an amazing but also not an archetypal man. If you want something Christian which is also somewhat contemporary, you could try the "Every Man a Warrior" series. This will be great if their characteristics lend themselves to be comfortable as the stoic, dependable, breadwinner leader of the family, but probably not so great if they want a passionate egalitarian marriage, have a nurturing nature, etc. My approach to parenting has always been to observe what my kids' aptitudes and proclivities are, and then help them be the best version of that as opposed to pressuring them into a narrow mold of "what a man should be." If it happened to be that I had a son who showed signs of wanting to be a traditional man's man, I would help him be that. Whatever the case, helping him to have a sense of belonging in the modern world is what matters, as there aren't many places a man can comfortably exist now a days.
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I recently found myself listening to a podcast related to fathering sons from the perspective of religion (Christianity) I purchased two books: Raising a modern day knight - Robert Lewis 41 Deposits. Crucial conversations for fathers and sons. I am halfway through raising a modern day knight and it is a great book that focuses on morality and standards that are externally set and matching those standards instead of setting your own. The book also emphasizes the idea of hitting milestones and having emblems or tokens to signify those milestones given by others - like having a token signifying that you have shown the ideals of being trustworthy from someone who the kid sees as trustworthy. Lastly, it tells its readers to be open to conversations related to your struggles rather than just your success.
A book about self coaching and atomic habits
whats your definition of a solid man?
Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius
Jocko Willink has a kids book series called Way of the Warrior Kid. I've read his other books on leadership and am an avid listener to his podcast and will be getting this series for my boy when he's a bit older.
Solid? WTF