Working Class Parenting: Motivation, Education and Inspiration For Parents

Our kids are going to fail at something, at some point in time, they will fail. That is just the cold hard truth, but if we want them to get back up after the fall we, as parents need to make sure to help build their confidence up too. We do this with Faith - Faith in God Faith that next time things will be different Faith that there will be a next time and Faith that not matter what we, The Parents, will always love them They are going to fail, we all do, Make sure you teach them to get back up and if they drop their confidence hand it back to them "They are happy parents who have shown this way to their children, without weakness or compromise, but with a goodness so like that of God that, in their worst difficulties, they can say humbly with tremendous confidence, "I shall rise up and go to my father; I shall rise up and go to my mother; and through them, I shall go to my Father in Heaven." How many young people have lost the Faith, not from having fal...

When do we initiate greatness, when are we cognizant of our children’s potentials. Do we dismiss the look in their eyes of childhood fantasies or capitalize on that enthusiasm? Would we give our young people (teens) the opportunity to explore within the confines of positive environments in order to exercise their abilities and curiosity? The energy and the desire to venture is not new to young adults. Remember when we talked about cross country road trips, smoky mountain hikes, ski trips or backpacking through Europe? She was only seven at the time, when a missionary came to her school. He talked about the beauties of Africa, but shared the desperation and need of the downtrodden. He spoke of the feedings and clothing of the less fortunate and the liberty of the captives through the power of God. She sat wide-eyed and mystified. “I will go to Africa when I get the chance", she said.