As a mother we need to nurture our children, we need to create an environment within our homes where the ability to care for the growth and development of our children is our "job", our work, our focus. Self-care is also an important part of being the best mother you can be.

Whether we send our children out the door for secular learning, or choose to manage that learning within the home, our role as teachers to our children is one to consider seriously and with great care. When children have developmental delays or other needs that require special insight and training, our opportunities to be an advocate for our child increase.

Sending our children out into the community during their various stages of growth requires a certain amount of faith in them, in others, and in whether you feel that you've prepared them well to handle whatever society throws at them.

Guiding the spiritual development of our children is probably the most important role as a mother. Having a church family to help in that endeavor can be a major benefit.