When it's so hard just to make a living, how much more difficult is it for these moms to turn their focus toward other concerns like what their children are learning in school or who their friends are. How can they possibly engage their children in even more pursuits like sports or music? And yet many in our society blame those parents who don’t adequately supervise or encourage their children.
I say this not only as a parent, but as a leader of an organization that provides remote learning assistance to many schoolchildren Monday through Friday – children who have no place else to go when their parents have no choice but to work.
