#650: Boys and Hearing

“Take out the trash. This is the fourth time I’ve told you,” you tell your son. Your son says “What? I didn’t hear you.” Here’s a fact that may not surprise you:  boys are biologically wired to be bad listeners. Studies have found that, when a boy and girl hear the same sound, the boy will hear it 10 times quieter than the girl will.  This is especially true if it’s a high frequency sound, like a woman’s voice. Since 78% of teachers are female, it’s no wonder that boys are falling behind girls academically. So what can we do as parents? Give our boys grace. Explore alternative learning styles. And yes, we may need to ask several times for the trash to get taken out. For more ideas on raising boys to be godly men, visit Trail Life USA or RaisingGodlyBoys.com.