Episode 42: David Thomas – Raising Boys

David Thomas is the director of family counseling at Daystar Counseling in Nashville, TN. He is the co-author of 8 books including the bestselling books Wild Things and Are My Kids on Track. As a licensed therapist, he works with kids and parents on all kinds of different topics.  He is a frequent guest on national television and podcasts and has been featured in publications including The Washington Post and USA Today.. He also has his own podcast, Raising Boys and Girls. He speaks around the county on these topics. He has 2 sons that are twins and a daughter. In this episode, we focus specifically on raising boys. As a mom of 4 boys myself, this topic is extra interesting to me and I am excited to bring you this conversation today! What we talked about: 4:20- Introduction to David’s work at Daystar Counseling and his family 11:10- The difference of raising boys and girls 15:45- Engaging, discipling, and encouraging boys that is in tandem with the way that they are hard wired 28:35- Rough play and wrestling  37:15- Communicating with your boys 43:35- Parenting teenage girls vs teenage boys 47:00- Talking with our boys about rough play with their friends 50:55- Advice for talking with boys about their emotions 52:20- End of podcast questions Show notes: Raising Boys and Girls Podcast Raising Boys and Girls on Instagram Raising Boys and Girls on Facebook Wild Things Are My Kids on Track? The Addiction Inoculation by Jessica Lahey Daystar Counseling Connect with Us: Why is Everyone Yelling? on Instagram Join our Facebook Group Lindsey on Instagram Sponsors: Previnex Use code “Lindsey15” for 15% off Nutrafol Use code “yelling” for $15 off