Working Class Parenting: Motivation, Education and Inspiration For Parents

By Awesomely Awake In our search for practical parenting solutions, we stumbled across a great article, with extensive and helpful links, from Awesomely Awake parenting blog. Check out the list and grade yourself on how well you may manage some of these items. In review, I need to work on some of these. Enjoy! 1. Wake up . Be more mindful. Intentional. Aware. Notice more. Pay attention. Listen closely. All of these things. 2. Celebrate more. The big things … and the oh so little. 3. Start each day with a smile. 4. Play more . 5. Write more love notes . 6. Be flexible . 7. Be kind . 8. Notice the beauty of your day. 9. Become a peaceful parent . 10. Trust myself more. 11. Let my children live fully . 12. Be happier at home . 13. Set effective, loving rules . 14. Watch less TV . 15. Read more. 16. Be more encouraging . 17. Notice the abundance in your life . 18. Be more silly . 19. Stay calm . 20. Slow down .

Every parent hopes their kids will turn out right. They pray that when their children leave the nest, they will be ready to face the world. And they hope that their kids will be equipped to stand strong in life's battles. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts to successful parenting . . . no secret formulas to raising kids of strength and character. However, there are steps that can be taken to prepare our children for the challenges ahead. While the process of faith may be miraculous, it is not entirely mysterious. Jesus explained it in His parable of the sower (Matthew 13:1-23). Teaching received without understanding kills the yield. Faith with shallow roots withers and dies. Distractions, worries and desires for other things choke the Word. But one who hears the Word and understands it bears fruit.