I can help almost any small child bloom, and I've watched shy, struggling little ones turn into confident kids. But people talk about what I do like it's glorified babysitting. I'm laying the foundation everything else in their life gets built on, and it quietly breaks my heart how little that work is valued.
More people experience this than they realize.
You nurture young children's growth, but grieve how undervalued that foundational work is.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.