Becoming You for Boys: Everything You Wanted to Know About Growing Up!

This biblically-based guide is designed to help boys ages 8–12 navigate the physical, emotional, and spiritual changes of growing up.  

Becoming You for Boys is a comprehensive, Christ_centered guide designed to help preteen boys understand puberty, navigate emotional and social changes, and grow in wisdom and character. It blends science, practical advice, biblical truth, and gentle humor to make an often_awkward subject accessible and encouraging. 

Counselor Darby A. Strickland offers a trustworthy, gospel-shaped vision of growing up that goes beyond body changes to help boys grow in wisdom, love, and godliness. She helps kids see their changing bodies, emotions, and friendships as part of God’s good design. This book mixes science, Scripture, and whimsy to answer uncomfortable questions, build confidence, and point boys to their identity in Christ.   

• Encourages boys to embrace their God-given identity so they can grow in wisdom, strength and faith.  
• Can be read independently or with parents and is a valuable tool for fostering open communication and building a strong foundation of faith during these transformative years.  
• Includes an appendix for parents with conversation starters for talking to your son about his changing body and emotions and tips for when questions become awkward. 

Darby A. Strickland, MDiv, is a faculty member and seasoned counselor at the Christian Counseling & Education Foundation (CCEF). She has written books for adults and kids on walking with God through both everyday life and hard times. She is the author of the Comfort for Children in Hard Times series, Becoming You for Girls, and Becoming You for Boys. She loves helping families grow in God’s wisdom and care for one another. Darby and her husband, John, have three children.