The police and education sector, as well as the Children Authority, Child Protection professionals, sport practitioners, and others that genuinely care about children’s wellbeing (quality of a person’s entire life) and wellness (physical health), are concerned about what methods parents are adopting to keep a steadily-sound living environment for their family whether parent two is there or not.
One such young mom, business consultant Candice Bailey, and single parent of two boys, Micaiah and Mykesi Vanlow, 11 and three years-old, respectively, chose to lovingly intensify her efforts.
When I observed the three lines of neatly clothes-pinned laundry hung much better than when done by many adults, and an adult standing supervising, but a young boy was dipping in the laundry basket then proceeding to hang out two other pieces unprompted and with ease, I told myself, this is awesome; many parents cannot get their teenagers to venture there without an abusive approach.
New to that neighbourhood only three days on April 28, it’s a triple whammy of sorts for the sons—no school or newly-made friends to physically connect with and no internet connection as yet to even connect with friends online, but Micaiah is contented with the company of his three-year-old brother, who helped him clean out on said date without mom’s prompting either.
“Micaiah usually helps with the laundry,” mom assures, “but today it was a little more as we are still in the process of relocating and trying to clean up everything. While they have little tiffs sometimes, they neither last long nor are they very serious.
“He loves his brother, and loves to play with him.”
Many adults are not aware of the human developmental benefits of doing ‘all’ house chores whether by self or as a team effort.
Notwithstanding one or two challenges, Bailey says she tries really hard to do everything in her power to keep her sons on the straight and narrow path of proper upbringing, and to protect herself as well.
More parents—single or dual, biological or not—should take example.
There is hope! (Sandra L Blood)