04-04-2008, 10:31 PM
From the books Ministering to Twenty-First Century Families by Dennis Rainey comes this list of Needs of the single parent (page 215)
1. Emotional support
2. Practical help (care maintenance, mowing the lawn, fixing the garbage disposal, etc.)
3. Rest (a weekend off fromt he demands of parenting can bring much-needed refreshment)
4. Baby-sitting
5. Gifts of money
6. Help with child discipline
7. Adult conversation
8. Counsel for major decisions
9. Guidance on future relationships
10. Someone to relax with
11. Someone to cry with
12. A good listener
13. A good role model of the opposite sex for children
14. Help in reentering the job market
15. Reassurance that they and their chidlren will be all right.
1. Emotional support
2. Practical help (care maintenance, mowing the lawn, fixing the garbage disposal, etc.)
3. Rest (a weekend off fromt he demands of parenting can bring much-needed refreshment)
4. Baby-sitting
5. Gifts of money
6. Help with child discipline
7. Adult conversation
8. Counsel for major decisions
9. Guidance on future relationships
10. Someone to relax with
11. Someone to cry with
12. A good listener
13. A good role model of the opposite sex for children
14. Help in reentering the job market
15. Reassurance that they and their chidlren will be all right.