The construct of calling has received substantial recent attention in vocational research. This article reports on the development of a scale designed to measure parents’ subjective sense of calling in the childrearing role.  Using exploratory parallel and confirmatory factor analysis two studies revealed a three-factor eleven item scale that measured calling in childrearing. Reliability findings are reported as are convergent and discriminant validity. Parental subjective sense of calling in childrearing was positively associated with authoritative parenting style importance of parenting pleasure of parenting parenting satisfaction presence of meaning in life satisfaction with life savouring and positive affect. The construct was negatively related to age income and the sense that parenting is a burden. Calling in childrearing is similar to calling in vocation and appears related to optimal outcomes for those who possess it.