Working Class Parenting: Motivation, Education and Inspiration For Parents

By Linda Ranson Jacobs   Post Courtesy of “……they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13b (NIV) Single parents have many roles to fill.  As we parent alone most of us have to work an outside job in order to support our family alone. We also serve as cook, chauffer, nurse, disciplinarian, mechanic and fulfill a dozen other roles. One of the most important jobs we have as single parents is to teach and model a relationship with Jesus Christ. Modeling a relationship with Christ is a life style. Some of you will have to consciously change your life style to incorporate a daily walk with the Lord. I can hear many of you saying, “But you don’t understand, I don’t have time to read and study the Bible. I’m lucky if I get one scripture read and dash off a quick prayer.” A lifestyle with Christ is more than that. It’s trusting and depending on Him. It’s living with and in Christ. It’s Christ living through you. It’s not about reading scriptur...

The following post is by the Co-founder of WorkingClassParenting.com, Omar De Pablo: My daughter was our first. My wife is calm and collected, and I am playful, and a bit rough. My daughter's toddler years were spent wrestling and building cushion forts with dad. She was very independent and although we had a good relationship, she wasn’t much of daddy’s little girl. Once after comforting her when she had a nightmare, I was politely told to go back to my room. Mind you she was 2, maybe 3 years old. As she got older the wrestling and cushion forts faded and her interests changed. With that, so did the type of relationship we've had. Not in a bad way, but more in an emotional way. I quickly realized that daddy’s little girl was growing up. She is now 14 years old. Child psychologist, James Dobson indicates that a girls life will be influenced positively and negatively by the way she perceives and interacts with her father. Her self-worth and self-esteem hinge on that relat...