Being a parent and an aid worker can feel at times like a trade-off, a double life, or at best a balancing act. What should you expect as a parent working in this field? How do you balance dueling responsibilities at home and with your passion? What lessons have you learned as a parent in this field? In this episode, we talked with four brave parents about their experience in having it all.
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* If you want to read some of the books and resources we referenced, here's the list:
-Clive and His Babies by Jessica Spanyol (check out the whole series of Clive books)
-Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood
-Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole
-Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
-A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
-Free to be You and Me by Marlo Thomas and Friends and Peter H. Reynolds
-Better than a Lemonade Stand by Daryl Bernstein and Rob Husberg
-Calm Parents, Happy Kids: The Secrets of Stress-free Parenting by Laura Markham
-Prince Cinders by Babette Cole
