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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Fathers should create experiences with sons early on
QUESTION: As a father,
what should I be trying to
accomplish with my son in
these teen years?
DR. DOBSON: Someone
has said, “Link a boy to the
right' man and he seldom
goes wrong.” I believe that
is true. If a dad and his son
can develop hobbies together
or other common interest,
the rebellious years can pass
in relative tranquility. What
they experience may be
remembered for a lifetime.
I recall a song, written by
Dan Fogelberg, which told
about a father who shared
his love of music with his
son. It is called “Leader of
the Band,” and its message
touches something deep
within me. The son talks of a
father who “earned his love
through discipline, a thun
dering, velvet hand.” The
father’s “song is in my soul.”
The son himself has become
a “living legacy to the leader
of the band.”
Can’t you see this man
going to visit his aged father
today, with a lifetime of love
passing between them? That
must have been what God
had in mind when he gave
dads to boys.
Let me address your ques
tion directly: what common
ground are you cultivating
with your impressionable
son? Some fathers build
or repair cars with them;
some construct small models
or make things in a wood-
New Arrivals in Houston County
Grace Olivia
Anderson
Matthew and Christy
Caldwell Anderson of
Warner Robins announce
the birth of a daughter,
Grace Olivia Anderson at
Houston Medical Center
June 7, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Roger and
Sherry Wells of Warner
Robins, Delma Walker
and Rosemary Caldwell
of Macon, Ron and Penny
Anderson of Hurricane, WY
and James and Gail Caldwell
of Centerville.
Vonjae
YamaureeSolomon
Vermecia Mitchell and
Jonathan Solomon of Fort
Valley and Millidgevillle
announce the birth of a
daughter, Vonjae Yamauree
Solomon at Houston
Medical Center June 6,
2008. Grandparents of the
baby are Myra Mitchell of
Fort Valley, Ronald Harvey
of Fort Valley, and Isaac
and Jacqueline Larkin of
Millidgeville.
Brady Jerred Haas
Matthew and Alison
Ewert Haas of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a son, Brady Jerred Haas
at Houston Medical Center
June 6, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Pam Rosecky
of Mineral Point, Wisconsin,
Jerry Ewert of Black River
Falls, Wisconsin, and Ed and
Lynne Haas of Elk Grove,
CA.
Carson Michael
Santillan
Joseph and Joan Musak
Santillan of Byron announce
the birth of a son, Carson
Michael Santillan at Houston
Medical Center June 5,
2008. Grandparents of the
baby are Candace Taylor
of Leroy, Indiana, Michael
Musak of Leroy, Indiana,
and Abelando and Bobbie of
Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Amarion Jeremiah
Brown
Brittany Byrd and
Alton Brown Jr. of Byron
announce the birth of a son,
Amarion Jeremiah Brown
at Houston Medical Center
June 5, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Sandra and
Gary Wimberly of Byron,
Jason and Gayontay Byrd of
Petersburg, VA, Aretha and
Donald Harris of Warner
shop. My
dad and
I hunted
and fished
together.
There is
no way to
describe
what
those days
meant to
me as we
entered
Dr. James
' Dobson
Focus on the Family
the woods in the early hours
of the morning. How could
I get angry at this man who
took time to be with me? We
had wonderful talks while
coming home from a day
of laughter and fun in the
country. I tried to maintain
that kind of contact with my
son.
Opportunities to commu
nicate openly-and build the
father-son relationship have
to be created. It’s a goal
that’s worth whatever it
takes to achieve.
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QUESTION: When do chil
dren begin to develop a sex
ual nature? Does this occur
suddenly during puberty?
DR. DOBSON: No, it
occurs long before puberty.
Perhaps the most impor
tant concept suggested by
Freud was his observation
that children are not asex
ual. He stated that sexual
gratification begins in the
cradle and is first associated
with feeding. Behavior dur
ing childhood is influenced
considerably by sexual curi-
Robins, and Alton Brown Sr.
of Montezuma.
Beese Elizabeth
Kelly
Travis and Lynne Cameron
Kelly of Kathleen announce
the birth of a daughter,
Reese Elizabeth Kelly at
Houston Medical Center
June 6, 2008.
Gabriella Grace
Gray-Frasca
Elizabeth Gray and
Vincent Frasca of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a Gabriella Grace Gray-
Frasca at Houston Medical
Center June 6, 2008.
Grandparents of the baby
are Lucille and Massimo
Frasca of Centereach, NY,
Ruth and Raymond Gray of
Fayetteville, and Amanda
Gray of Lake City, GA.
Ethan Erazo
Mauricio and Mora
Chavez Erazo of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a son, Ethan Erazo at
Houston Medical Center
June 6, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Jesse and
Martha Chavez of Dallas,
and Ramon and Ibelis Erazo
of Honduras, C.A.
Isiah Raymond
Milliams
Shanice Quintela Dixon
and Brandon Williams of
Warner Robins announce the
birth of a son, Isiah Raymond
Williams at Houston Medical
Center June 5, 2008.
Grandparents of the baby
are Harvey Dixon of Warner
Robins, Pauline Dixon of
Warner Robins, Patricia
Williams of Warner Robins,
and Mammie Williams, also
of Warner Robins.
Cordell D'Shon My
'shane Lester
Bertha Johnson and
Jimmy Lester Jr. of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a son, Cordell D’Shon
My’shane Lester at Houston
Medical Center June 4,
2008. Grandparents of
the baby are Ms. Clara M.
Johnson of Perry, Mr. Alton
C. Johnson of Hawkinsville,
Caldon and Jimmy Lester of
Warner Robins, and Carolyn
Christen of Hawkinsville.
Elijah Jacob Hodges
Carmen Moore and
osity and interest, although
the happy hormones do not
take full charge until early
adolescence.
Thus, it is not uncom
mon for a four-year-old to
be interested in nudity and
the sexual apparatus of the
opposite sex.
The elementary school
years are an important time
in the forming of sexual Atti
tudes. Parents should be
careful not to express shock
and disgust over this kind of
curiosity, even though they
have to disapprove of explor
atory behavior. It is believed
that many sexual problems
begin as a result of inappro
priate training during early
childhood.
QUESTION: You have
described the nature of will
fully defiant behavior and
how parents should handle
it. But does all unpleasant
behavior result from rebel
lion and disobedience?
DR. DOBSON: No.
Defiance can be very dif
ferent in origin from the
“challenging” response I’ve
been describing. A child’s
negativism may be caused by
frustration, disappointment,
fatigue, illness, or
rejection, and therefore
must be interpreted as a
warning signal to be heeded.
Perhaps the toughest task
in parenthood is to recog
nize the difference between
these behavioral messages.
A child’s resistant behavior
Augusta Hodges 111 of
Warner Robins announce
the birth of a son, Elijah
Jacob Hodges at Houston
Medical Center June 4,
2008. Grandparents of the
baby are Clifford Moore of
Chicago, IL, Augusta Hodges
II of Warner Robins, Emily
Moore of Chicago, IL, and
Jessie Jackson of Warner
Robins.
Refugio Myles
Rodriguez IV
Crystal Raspsberry
and Refugio Rodriguez of
Warner Robins announce
the birth of a son, Refugio
Myles Rodriguez IV at
Houston Medical Center
June 5, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Refugio
and Diana Rodrigugez of
Warner Robins, and Robert
and Paula Gomez of San
Antonio, TX.
Xavioer Rashaad
Eugene Williams
Toshonda Lane and
Rashand Williams of
Elko announce the birth
of a son, Xavioer Rashad
Eugene Williams at Houston
Medical Center June 6,
2008. Grandparents of the
baby are Wanda Lane of
Hawkinsville, Mary Lester
of Hawkinsville, Mattie
Williams of Warner Robins,
and Joan Franscis of Warner
Robins.
Aidan Christopher
Simmons
Jeremy and Amber Mims
Simmons of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Aidan Christopher Simmons
at Houston Medical Center
June 6, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Clay and Terri
Mims of Warner Robins, and
Paul and Katrina Simmons,
also of Warner Robins.
Jack Steven
Hopper
Adam and Maartje Hopper
of Bonaire announce the
birth of a son, Jack Steven
Hopper born June 5, 2008.
Grandparents of the baby are
Thomas and Jan Hopper of
Byron, and John and Jackie
Caldera of Summerville, SC.
Jayden Lee Wilson
Treanna Wilson of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a son, Jayden Lee Wilson
at Houston Medical Center
June 5, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Robin
always contains a message
to his parents, which they
must decode before respond
ing.
For example, a disobedient
youngster may be saying, “I
fefel unloved now that I’m
stuck with that screamin’
baby brother. Mom used to
care for me; now nobody
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Contributed
Each year the Perry Kiwanis Club gives college scholarships to graduating
seniors who qualify from Perry High School and Westfield Schools. This year’s
recipients include Tyson Strickland, Kimberly Burgess, Jamie Smith, John David
Howard alongwith club representatives Marc Martin and John Gray Walker. Not
pictured are Leighann Fall and Colton Wood.
Gordon of Warner Robins,
Eric Weinwright of Warner
Robins, and Evyone West of
Warner Robins.
Kenzie Sierra
Briver
James and Karie Fogarty
Driver of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
daughter, Kenzie Sierra
Driver at Houston Medical
Center June 5, 2008.
Grandparents of the baby
are Mark and Karen Fogarty
of Jeffersonville, and
Danny and Melba Driver of
Bonaire.
Darien Latrell
Adams
Jeremy and Brittany
Vance Adams of Warner
Robins of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
son, Darien Latrell Adams
at Houston Medical Center
June 4, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Grady and
Brenda Vance of Kathleen,
Wylodene Adams of Macon,
and Samuel McClendon of
Macon.
Vidhi
Shaileshkumar
Patel
Hansa Bai Patel and
Shailesh Kumar Patel
of Macon announce the
birth of a daughter, Vidhi
Shaileshkumar Patel at
Houston Medical Center
June 3, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Sharda Ben
and Bhagvanbhai Patel of
India, and Sharda Bai and
Kanrilal Patel, also of India.
Raquel Alayna Wade
Wensworth Jr. and Shonita
White Wade of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a daughter, 'Raquel
Alayna Wade at Houston
Medical Center June 4,
2008. Grandparents of the
baby are Michael and Janel
White of Albany, and Sylvia
Henriquez of Port St. Lucie,
FL.
Ashley Nicole
Shinohara
Dan and Fritzie Zablan
Shinohara of Bonaire
announce the birth of a
daughter, Ashley Nicole at
Houston Medical Center
June 4, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Pedro E.
Zablan of Barrigada,
GU, Anita B. Zablan of
Westminster, CA, Serafina
wants me. I hate everybody.”
When this kind of message
underlies the defiance, the
parents should move quick
ly to pacify its cause. The art
of good parenthood, then,
revolves around the inter
pretation of behavior.
Dr. Dobson is founder and
Q. Shinohara of Dededo,
GU, and The Late Gil T.
Shinohara of Dededo, GU.
Manishkumar Patel
Manaishkymar and
Jaipaben Patel of Warner
Robins announce the birth
of a son, Manishkumar Patel
at Houston Medical Center
June 3, 2008.
Braedon Tyler
Austin
Amy Lynn Skinner and
Brian Austin of Warner
Robins announce the birth of
a son, Braedon Tyler Austin
at Houston Medical Center
June 4, 2008. Grandparents
of the baby are Betty-Gene
Austin of Warner Robins.
Kaden Amar Hunter
Amanda Hunter and
Kanishka Fleming of Byron
announce the birth of a
son, Kaden Amar Hunter
at Houston Medical Center
June 3, 2008. Grandparents
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