Yes, I totally agree. Maybe the answer is too simple. Perhaps because we have forgotten where it all starts ….at the bottom of the pyramid; not halfway up. We have to address basic needs before we can move on. Basic needs are essential. Skipping over basic needs causes stress which impacts the brain....then you've got a problem. Lack of an adequate supply of diapers infancy and toddlerhood causes distress for an infant and his mother. Here, you have already negatively impacted the back and forth between baby and mom. The baby isn't getting what he needs. One in three families struggle with diaper need. We must address poverty. Imagine what we could do if we made sure babies and children had their basic needs met. But this is not what we learned in school. We learned to figure out the more complicated things, like if a child has ADHD or something else, and what medication he needs. An adequate supply of diapers for a baby! That's too simple.
Thank you,
Calista Scott, MSN, Member of the National Diaper Bank Network
Working to End Diaper Need