Nurah Speaks

More and more I am see social media posts of mothers disparaging ‘The Village’ during their family’s crises with thier out of control children. My question to that is, “Are ‘you’ a part of the village? Have you been volunteering or are you a member of a social organization, church, mosque, civic group?” It is easy to condemn the village as inaccessible when we live in silos or in isolation. It can be an unfair criticism when we take no part. I encourage parents to always be involved in their community in some way and the good news is that there are all sorts of ways to be plugged in. Schools, sports and other extra curricular programs can be a place to volunteer as well as community service groups and reputable non profit agencies. Churches, mosques, temples are also places where parents have membership and a natural built in support system. Municipalities and law enforcement agencies also host community events that families can be involved in. We need to wait for a crises to get involved in ‘The Village’. It