#744: Remember the Stages

What developmental stage is your son in? David Thomas, a family therapist, has divided a boy’s life into five stages. Until age four, boys are in the “explorer” phase. When they turn five, they enter the “lover” stage. The third stage for our sons is ages nine through twelve– the “individual.” Next is stage four, the “wanderer.” And finally, there’s the “warrior” phrase– between age eighteen into the mid twenties. When we as parents understand the phases our son is going through, ...