{"id":8158,"date":"2014-03-11T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T00:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/?p=8158"},"modified":"2014-03-11T10:28:03","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T17:28:03","slug":"raising-real-men-bootcamp-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/11\/raising-real-men-bootcamp-admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising Real Men &#8211; Bootcamp Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As parents of 7 sons, Hal and Melanie Young have plenty of experience with raising boys, and their book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingrealmen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raising Real Men<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/07\/raising-real-men-review-and-giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\">see our review here<\/a>) is both biblical and practical.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve heard them speak, you know that their workshops and webinars are just as\u00a0 helpful, and we&#8217;re excited about this giveaway. Three winners will get free admission to an online &#8220;boot camp&#8221; of their choice &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingrealmen.com\/speaking\/boyhood\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boyhood Boot Camp<\/a> (for parents of boys age 0-9), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingrealmen.com\/speaking\/bootcamp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boot Camp 9-12<\/a> (if you have boys in this age range), and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingrealmen.com\/ourstore\/preflight\/\" target=\"_blank\">PreFlight<\/a> (if your boys are teenagers).<\/p>\n<h2>Boyhood Boot Camp<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8160\" alt=\"Boot-Camp-Boyhood-Pinnable\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Boot-Camp-Boyhood-Pinnable.jpg\" width=\"549\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Boot-Camp-Boyhood-Pinnable.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Boot-Camp-Boyhood-Pinnable-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our culture isn\u2019t much help when it comes to raising boys. Most of us don\u2019t even know what boyhood is supposed to look like anymore.<\/p>\n<p>After years of requests, we\u2019ve put together <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingrealmen.com\/speaking\/boyhood\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Boyhood Boot Camp<\/strong><\/a> EXCLUSIVELY for parents of boys up to nine years old.<\/p>\n<h2>Boot Camp 9-12<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8161\" alt=\"Boot-Camp-9-12-Banner-2014-Small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Boot-Camp-9-12-Banner-2014-Small.png\" width=\"701\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Boot-Camp-9-12-Banner-2014-Small.png 701w, https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Boot-Camp-9-12-Banner-2014-Small-300x80.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When our children were all little and Melanie\u00a0was feeling overwhelmed, most people responded,<strong> \u201cYou just wait \u2019til they\u2019re teenagers! You think it\u2019s hard now?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, thank you, that\u2019s very encouraging. <strong>Does it have to be that way?<\/strong> Does life with a teen have to be more difficult than life with an untrained toddler with no self-control? Is sullen, moody, rebelliousness just a part of growing up?<\/p>\n<p><strong>No!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get prepared\u00a0to make the teen years great at our exclusive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingrealmen.com\/speaking\/bootcamp\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boot Camp 9-12<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>PreFlight Webinar<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8164\" alt=\"Preflight-Graphic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Preflight-Graphic.jpg\" width=\"546\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Preflight-Graphic.jpg 546w, https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Preflight-Graphic-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our children\u2019s early years come with warnings from complete strangers, \u201cYou think it\u2019s hard now, wait \u2019til they\u2019re teenagers.\u201d We brushed that off. We just didn\u2019t believe it. Surely the teen years didn\u2019t <em>have<\/em> to be hard!<\/p>\n<p>Our teens (we\u2019ve got a fifth one in that stage now) have been a huge blessing to us! There are still real challenges in the teen years, though, and that\u2019s what we want to talk about.<\/p>\n<p>Your young men are about to launch off into the wild, blue yonder. Have you done a preflight check up with them? Are they ready to fly? Are you ready to let go?<\/p>\n<p>More info at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raisingrealmen.com\/ourstore\/preflight\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.raisingrealmen.com\/preflight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"rafl\" id=\"rc-ba91e138\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/ba91e138\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net\/embed\/rafl\/cptr.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtsocial-container rtsocial-container-align-left rtsocial-icon\"><div class=\"rtsocial-fb-icon \"> <div class=\"rtsocial-fb-icon-button\"><a title=\"Share: Raising Real Men &#8211; Bootcamp Admission\" class=\"rtsocial-fb-icon-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doorposts.com%2Fblog%2F2014%2F03%2F11%2Fraising-real-men-bootcamp-admission%2F\" target= \"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-icon\"> <div class=\"rtsocial-twitter-icon-button\"><a title=\"Tweet: Raising Real Men &#8211; Bootcamp Admission\" class=\"rtsocial-twitter-icon-link\" href= \"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Raising%20Real%20Men%20%2D%20Bootcamp%20Admission&via=@doorposts&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doorposts.com%2Fblog%2F2014%2F03%2F11%2Fraising-real-men-bootcamp-admission%2F\" target= \"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-icon\"> <div class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-icon-button\"><a class=\"rtsocial-pinterest-icon-link\" href= \"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/11\/raising-real-men-bootcamp-admission\/&media=https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/rtsocial\/images\/default-pinterest.png&description=Raising Real Men - Bootcamp Admission\" target= \"_blank\" title=\"Pin: Raising Real Men &#8211; Bootcamp Admission\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"perma-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/11\/raising-real-men-bootcamp-admission\/\" title=\"Raising Real Men &#8211; Bootcamp Admission\"><\/a><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"rts_id\" class=\"rts_id\" value=\"8158\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"rts_media_nonce\" name=\"rts_media_nonce\" value=\"e3d9f1b862\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8158\" \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As parents of 7 sons, Hal and Melanie Young have plenty of experience with raising boys, and their book Raising Real Men (see our review here) is both biblical and practical. If you&#8217;ve heard them speak, you know that their workshops and webinars are just as\u00a0 helpful, and we&#8217;re excited about this giveaway. 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