After Eric Davis spent over 16 years in the military, including a decade in the SEAL teams, his family was more than used to his absence on deployments and secret missions that could obscure his whereabouts for months at a time. Without a father figure in his own life since the age of 15, Eric was desperate to maintain the bonds he'd fought so hard to forge when his children were young - particularly with his son, Jason, because he knew how difficult it was to face the challenge of becoming a man on one's own. Unfortunately Eric learned the hard way that quality time doesn't always show up in quantity time.

Facebook, television, phones, video games, school, jobs, friends - they all got in the way of a real, meaningful father-son relationship. It was time to take action.

As a SEAL, Eric learned to innovate and push boundaries, allowing him to function at levels beyond what was expected, comfortable, ordinary, and even imaginable, and he knew that as a father he needed to do the same with his son. Meeting extreme with extreme was the only answer.

Using a unique blend of discipline, leadership, adventure, and grace, Eric and his SEAL brothers will teach you how to connect and reconnect with your sons and learn how to raise real men - the Navy SEAL way.

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6 hours and 41 minutes
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Eric Davis, see all
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Peter Berkrot
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May 3, 2016
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English
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Macmillan Audio
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B01EX8N6BE
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	6 hours and 41 minutes
Author	Eric Davis, Dina Santorelli - contributor
Narrator	Peter Berkrot
Audible.com Release Date	May 03, 2016
Publisher	Macmillan Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01EX8N6BE
Best Sellers Rank	#1,034 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1 in Naval Military History #1 in Fatherhood (Audible Books & Originals) #1 in Military Families (Audible Books & Originals)

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PineTreeWoman

Great for Single Moms.

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2017

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Single moms need to read this. Then have your son read it.

I want to support my son's masculinity in a world that feminizes boys, and is hostile toward men.
This book gives a Code of Honor that is badly needed. And empowers parents and young men to Hold Fast.

A reminder that what you see in Media and Politics isn't always right.
There IS Another Way!

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Dawn Casey Rowe

Not Just Raising Men--Raising Parents, Coaches, Educators, and Leaders, too.

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2016

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I understand why Eric Davis wrote this for men about sons. This book is so much more than that, however. It's not only one of the best parenting books I've ever read, it's a book all educators, coaches, and civic club leaders must read. Even if you don't have kids, you'll love this personal journey filled with motivation, leadership training, and success tactics practiced by Eric and his fellow SEAL instructors.

Not everyone will be able to do the SEAL stuff, but everyone can do this: spend more time building relationships with your kids, refuse to be or allow children around "dream killers," and instill confidence in your children or any child you encounter by believing in and demanding the best from them--and modeling the same.

"Raising Men" made me want to push myself more, not just for my son, but for myself, too.

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Lake Obiagu

Made me feel like crap

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2016

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This was simply a phenomenal book on fatherhood. All of Eric's stories made me feel like an inadequate dad but I'm okay with that because it motivated me to work on myself. Enter this book without the ego and with an open mind and you're sure to walk away a different man.

74 people found this helpful

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Nathan

Not what I expected

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2018

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I was hoping for more. The book itself is entertaining but Im skeptical on how much useful information there is on parenting. For instance, the son doesn't want to do his homework so navy seal dad smashes his skateboard and throws the ps4 into the pool and makes the son jump in to get it... a little extreme. The book is more seal stories than parenting advice.

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Jacob

Must read for any parent!

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2021

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I love this book! I can not recommend this any higher, I am a father of two, one boy one girl and it doesn’t matter if you have all girls or don’t even have kids. Ultimately this book is about improving your self, because you have to lead by example and to be a good father we must better our selfs first and this book brings so much self awareness in a good way that it makes me want to be better, and deal with my problems/stress instead of hide from them. Plus the military stories are awesome. People who complain about this book being to intense are the same people who let there kids tell them “shut the hell up mom/dad!” And they say nothing to there kids because there afraid to speak up lol. Weak people who don’t want to deal with anything confrontational or hard and have no real desire to get better will read this and hate it because there flaws are being pointed out to them and they can’t take it.

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Stephanie Grant

A Must for Every Parent

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2019

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I appreciated the straightforward approach to this book, I read it in less than a day.
Just to warn you, if you’re sensitive to strong language, this isn’t the book for you. I on the other hand, didn’t mind the swears. If you look past them, you can see the message this book is conveying.

In this day and age when toxic masculinity is being addressed, this book is perhaps more revelavant now that it was when it was first published. The author shared his insights about confidence. Confidence is different from arrogance and he explained why in a matter-of-fact way. Masculinity isn’t about who is the toughest or the best, it’s about being YOUR best. This same message can be true about a person’s character.

This book was written for fathers but as a mother raising a young son, it still applies.

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Ains H

BUY THIS BOOK NOW!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2019

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Amazing. This is not only good for dads, but the moms too. My wife and I both read this and it changed everything. My wife got so annoyed of me sending her screenshots of pages that she finally agreed to read it.

I was raised as a Navy brat by a strict father who spent all my life on Team V. I was treated like family to every guy on the team which speaks to the brotherhood Eric talks about. I thought I was going to read this book as if my dad wrote it, since I figured all SEALs were the same. Nope. One similarity is the part when Eric smashes his sons skateboard and PS3 for refusing to do HW. My father did something similar. But instead, used a chop saw on the skateboard, which was my buddies and not mine (he didn’t know that).

I have three sons and have tried taking the good my dad did with me and my brother to apply it to my parenting skills. My father rarely showed love though and NEVER admitted he was wrong.

Eric hits every single topic one can hit for raising a man. A real man. Not today’s man where life is rainbows and lolly pops. This book speaks to all fathers and challenges them to give their sons what we have AND more. I get anxiety in today’s world that my sons will have all types of issues. But if all things in this book are applied, you as a father can say “I did everything to prepare my boy(s)”. From reading “the warrior kid” books to my boys to reading this for myself, I feel this book has sealed all material needed to be a great father. Thank you Eric, and thank you for serving the greatest country on earth.

David Chandler

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Derek Summerford

Learn to be comfortable with the uncomfortable

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022

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This is what I learned from this book:
•Stay engaged with your children
•learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable (which yo me just means the longer you stay uncomfortable to grow, the more you become accustomed to that)
•We fall to our level of training
•Everything comes down to how you practice, how you stay consistent, how you do it on purpose.

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