Parents and caregivers are the most important people for the young child to develop and thrive. Each family’s capacities differ; however, they all welcome support to feel better about themselves and their parenting abilities. They want to engage with their children in responsive, supportive, joyful, and playful ways that guarantee optimal parenting and child outcomes.  

Research is indicating that today’s families are more isolated than before and lack the social support they used to get from social networks and extended family. It is also stressed that parenting is affected by the availability of resources and comprehensive and family-friendly services in their immediate environment. This has a profound effect on families’ wellbeing and therefore child’s wellbeing.

Parents have an obligation to take care of their children and try their best to do so, but they often feel alone. Every child and every family needs to have their “nurturing” orbit, informal or formal, and the best way to provide such support is to embed it within the community context  where families live. 

To create a change, stakeholders across different professional (e.g., health, welfare, education etc.) and societal sectors (e.g., business, civil society, media, et.) need to overcome the customary way of functioning in silos and act in a coordinated way while keeping the best interests of the child’s family and parents in focus.

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