What a Son Needs from His Dad: How a Man Prepares His Sons for Life by Michael A. O'Donnell.

I think the goal of every parent is to give their kids the tools they need so that they can be normal people.  This book focuses on the relationship of a father to his son(s).  Each chapter goes into details on the subjects of working hard, having fun, friends, developing a relationship with Christ, being a good citizen and sexuality/marriage.  The author used passages from scripture and from other books to offer good ideas and stories to enhance his points in each chapter.

I think the thing that I realized most about this book, and from watching our kids, is that being a good example has got to be the most important part.  You can tell them all kinds of things that they should do, or ways that they should act, but if you don't back that up yourself, it's somewhat pointless.  That's kind of an eye opener and should be a constant reminder. 

For a parenting book, I enjoyed it.  It wasn’t a book that you burned through the pages because you couldn’t wait to get to the end, but I suppose that wasn’t the point.  It was meant to be a book to read and consider.  I would say that it was a success in that regard. 

I received this book from Bethany House as a part of their book review program.