A man says his mom put him and his brothers through a 'husbands in training' course aged eight to make them better partners.

Douglas Weaver, 36, and his two brothers would arrive home from school to find their mom, Nana Mickey, sitting and waiting to question them about what they learned.

While they were in lessons, Douglas' mom would listen to the radio and read books to be as informed as she could for when her two children returned home from school.

She set about teaching her boys how to be good partner - putting them through a 'husbands in training' course she devised herself.

They would learn everything from healthy communication skills, etiquette, consent and all about the porn industry.

Douglas has been married to his wife, Kristen Weaver, 36, for 16 years and said that his mom's teachings shaped him into the person he is today.

Douglas, an artist and educator, from St Louis, Missouri, US, said: "The thing I remember the most was when my mom taught us about the way you speak to and about your significant other in different group settings."

"How you talk about them in front of your family, their family or your group of friends and how you speak about them when they are there or not."

"Making sure that the way you speak to them and about them is respectable and make sure you don't say anything that tears them down."

When Douglas and his brothers were at school, their mom would plan what she planned to educate them on.

Douglas said: "When we got home from school and we were eating dinner, we would talk about what was going on in the world that day."

"It became more formal and she wanted us to know what it was like being an adult, being in a relationship and how to maintain and grow a healthy relationship."

Douglas' mom decided to put her children through a 'husbands in training' course where they would learn everything from etiquette skills to the exploitation of women.

He said conversations were uncomfortable at times but their mom made the home a "comfortable environment" to have the conversations in."

Douglas said: "A lot of what we learnt was about healthy communication skills, making sure your partner is seen and heard and you are not over speaking your partner."

"We learnt about etiquette skills, consent, porn and exploitation of women."

"They were uncomfortable conversations at times but she made it an environment where we were used to having those conversations every day so it wasn't out of place."

"Those discussions can be more awkward when you decide to start randomly having them with your child who is a teenager."

Douglas and his wife, Kristen, met on LiveJournal when they were 16, tied the knot when they were 19 and have now been married for the best part of two decades.

Douglas and his brothers are all married and credit their mom for making them the men they are today.

He said: "I do think that the conversations we had with our mom helped us be the people we are today."

"I also have a great dad who really respects my mom and that helped too."

"I have learnt a lot of lessons from my mom, I was taught a lot of things from her and shown a lot of things from my dad - that was really helpful."

Douglas and Kristen are now thinking about ways in which they can educate their son, NAME, AGE, like his grandma educated his dad and uncles.

He said: "We're thinking through the ways we want to raise our son and the things we want to make sure he knows."

"We have started to have a lot of the same conversations my mom had with me with our son."

"We all want to raise our kids in the best way we can, we all want our kids to be healthy, well-connected adults."

"The challenge is how to organise that and be intentional about it."