They were busy scavenging their daily food. Then I saw a child, perhaps two years old. He was being watched over by pigs. I picked the baby up from a wet piece of cardboard. The dual diagnosis presents us with a unique opportunity to help those who are often the last to be served, the least likely to be served, and the most subject to punishment and restraint.
All children are like flowers.
They need to be nurtured with great care. They are delicate and need our full attentions until their roots are deep and strong. The main nurturing that we do is to teach our little ones to feel safe with us and loved by us. As they grow in body and spirit, we then teach them to feel engaged with us and loving toward us and others. Without realizing it, parents and teachers generally give this nurturing, teach these life-lessons, and help children flourish.