It takes a village to raise a child." This African proverb expounds the importance of community in child rearing. Oh, yes, parents take on the awesome responsibility, but I believe that in our society we also take on more of the sole burden than we should. This is true mostly because we have forgotten just how to live in community ourselves. What was normal and natural in the past has disintegrated in our culture today.
Darryl has a number of couples in his group with children. The ages of the children range from a nursing infant to several junior highers. Darryl has tried a number of child care options, but nothing seems to work. One couple in the group who have older kids would like to have the kids in the meeting time, but Darryl is afraid this will be a huge disruption. What should Darryl do?
