For a boy to grow into a man with sterling character, a desire to serve the Lord, and the unshakable determination it takes to meet life's challenges, he needs some tremendous help from his father. The mother does a lot of training in the early years, but it is only as a father fulfills his training responsibilities as ordained by the Lord that we will see stalwart Christian men making an impact on their own individual communities. There are many specific steps that a father can take to bring about the right kind of change in his boy. A father must first love his boy as much as any mother does.
Most mothers give their boys plenty of love.
But a boy needs a father's love too. I'm proud of you. Comments like these, especially as you look him right in the eye, make a child feel loved and secure in that love. You also show love by touching him. For a young boy, a hug and a kiss are in order and later the pat on the back, the nudge, the hand on the shoulder.