100 Ways to Love Your Son: The Simple, Powerful Path to a Close and Lasting Relationship

by Matthew L. Jacobson, Lisa Jacobson

You love your son--but that doesn't mean you always know the most effective ways to show that love, ways that will connect with his heart and stick with him no matter what life throws his way.

This practical book by the authors of 100 Ways to Love Your Wife and 100 Ways to Love Your Husband gives you 100 specific, actionable ideas you can implement to show love to your son, no matter what age he is. The best part? The short, bite-sized readings make it easy to start right now!

Whether you felt a lack of love growing up and long to do things differently with your own kids or you feel like you're constantly competing with the culture for your child's attention, these books will help you show your son that you care, helping you forge a bond of love that lasts a lifetime.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

Published May 5, 2020

About the author

Matt Jacobson was an executive in the publishing industry for 25 years and for the past 16 years, has been a teaching elder/pastor of Tumalo Bible Fellowship. Matt is also the founder of FaithfulMan.com, an online social media community focusing on the topics of marriage, parenting, and biblical teaching, with a cross-platform reach of over 1 million viewers/visitors per month. He is the author of 100 Ways to Love Your Wife and 100 Words of Affirmation Your Wife Needs to Hear. He lives with his wife, Lisa, in the Pacific Northwest where they have raised their eight children.

Reviews

[Chelsia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really appreciate this book a lot. I'm basically a "girl" mom, with the exception of my son. I have 3 girls and 1 boy and my approach to girls should be different from my approach to my son and how I express, show, and talk about how I love my son.

This book is such a healthy approach for wives and husbands to read - it's definitely not for just one or the other. My husband and I actually took turns writing it, but it gave practical advice, tips, and stories from the Jacobson parents with a few stories of their knowledge & expertise with their own children.

I especially liked that while it's okay to love on your son, the goal is not to make him a mushy mama or daddy's boy, but training him to be a mature man while appreciating and respecting the stage of life he's in and what he needs from us (the parents) during those seasons. I love how they written with biblical truth in mind and it just encouraged me and made me hopeful about the man my son will someday be.

I'm excited to practice some of these tips - making him feel special, building him up, praying over him, making sure he's living a pure life, making his favorite meals, planning a trip with him or learning something new with him...those are just a sample of the meat in this book.

I do plan on reading this book throughout my son's life while living at home and once he leaves the home too. I'll never stop being his mom and while the seasons may change with what's appropriate, it will still be important when my son is an adult for him to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I love him. Read this book if you've got a son and read the one for daughters if you've got them too! Also, great gift idea for someone in your life with kiddos too!

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

the joy of a son

[Valerie Slaughter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super quick read- went through it in an evening. I skimmed a lot of it but dog eared some pages that had good reminders or things I want to say to my kids when they get older.

[Danielle Wood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some great tips for learning to love your son well!

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author has eight children, wrote this when the first four had left home and the younger four were still at home. Good ideas for things to do and say. Some examples:

6. Take the time to listen-no words necessary.
10. Show your son he is loved for who he is and not for what he does.
24. Limit the video games and screen time entertainment.
30. Think twice before you lecture.
40. Patiently answer his questions-or look up the answer together, it tells him you value his curiosity.
48. Make your son's friends feel at home.
62. Spend plenty of time together-don’t be too busy and distracted.
70. Encourage your son to play outside-even if you have to make him.
82. Guide him in building solid friendships.
85. Instruct him on the role of money-through your example too.
89. Communicate you are pleased with him-many parents seem never to be pleased.
92. Let your son know it's okay to cry-to express tender emotions.
100. Always wish him goodnight.