As parents and caregivers, we can use the many social engagements that surround the holidays as ways to teach our kids some important lessons. Here are three examples, and ways that you can draw them out this season.
This month we are talking about the importance of social support for parents. Because many parents deal with childcare on a daily basis, it is important that this setting be particularly vigilant in promoting social support.
Parents have always depended on helpers. But nowadays, many families are cut off from the social networks that our ancestors took for granted. What have we lost, and why has it become so difficult for parents to find good social support?