Competing priorities

July 12, 2020

Finally heard on NPR a problem I have been meaning to mention. When people have been talking about the health needs of older people vs. the various needs of children, who usually don't get severe cases of Covid-19, they have been ignoring the fact that many children are being raised by their grandparents. Other families depend on the grandparents to take care of children while the parents are working. NPR had an interview today with a couple who are raising their grandchildren. As they said, they care about the children's welfare, but they also have to take care of their own health.