It is important to know how to overcome our old wounds, because all too often they stand in the way of our ability to fully love ourselves, other people, and the children in our lives. Our old wounds often become our children's burden. A Child's Voice - by Sobonfu E. Som . In Africa, it is understood that children hold the knowledge and gifts that ensure the survival of the village and the tribe. Without children, the world is a dead end and communities would not exist.
Children are the life-givers, the healers, the messengers of the ancestors.
A child is valuable and irreplaceable, someone we cannot afford to lose. It s a toss-up whether puberty is tougher on the kids or the parents. It seems to happen overnight. It Alternative to Day Care and Fast Foods - by Francesca Cappucci Fordyce. Parents, single or not, might consider co-sharing, i.e. families helping each other out.