Parenting with Wit and Wisdom in Times of Chaos and Loss

When our lives are thrown into chaos and confusion by illness, divocrce, death or other loss, we need to rely on the T. A. O. of family: time, affection and optimism. If we spend time with our children, attending to their needs but also showing them affection, compassion, and kindless, and sharing with them a sense of optimism, we affirm that both grief and joy are vital and inevitable parts of life.