Raising a Modern Frontier Boy: Directing a Film and a Life with My Son

The numbers are not encouraging. Boys are struggling like never before. Fewer are going to college, more are living at home well into their 20's, and 80% are leaving the faith of their parents within a year of graduating high school. The influence of atheistic and pornographic websites can supplant the influence of even the best parents. Raising a Modern Frontier Boy recounts the fascinating journey of writer and director John Grooters through the parenting years with his son, Jedidiah. Their story culminates when the 19-year-old Jed takes a starring role in the feature film The Frontier Boys, and embodies the faith and values that he, by then, had chosen to embrace and live on his own. For every father who is raising boys, Raising a Modern Frontier Boy is a tour-guide glimpse down into the unknown frontier of fatherhood. With chapters written from both perspectives - the father and the son - John and Jed share both sides of the story of parenting. What works, what didn't work, and what built an enduring friendship and collegiality that extends far beyond the parenting years.