Lalita is learning how to be a better mother

20-year old Lalitakaur (Lalita) is the proud mother of two children – her 3-year old daughter, Rani* and her 2-year old son, Rohan*.  She, her children and her husband live with her husband’s family – his parents and five of his younger siblings.

Lalita’s husband works as a caddy at a nearby golf course, earning about 2,000 rupees ($40) per month to support his family and Lalita stays home and takes care of their children.

Recently, Lalita joined the Mother-Baby class at the AIC Health and Community Outreach Centre to develop her parenting skills.  She and Rohan attend the class every other week with other mothers and children aged 1-2 years.

At these classes, Lalita and the other mothers learn about dietary needs of their children, baby growth and development, birth spacing and family planning, communication and relationships within the family, good parenting practices and many other topics through structured discussions led by local professionals, specialists and health workers.  The mothers and their children also engage in hands-on activities to further enhance their understanding of concepts.

Lalita enjoys getting out of the house and learning how to be a better mother, and Rohan has been having a great time playing with the educational toys and games at the Outreach Centre during the Mother-Baby Classes.

Thank you so much, Dara, Kandace, Mike and Suzanne, and Shari, for coming together to provide a year of parenting classes to Lalita.

*Names changed to protect identities