Inside Out: A program to increase your kids’ independence
Updated Mar 07, 2021;
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Borough President James Oddo speaks to students during a question-and-answer session at the inaugural BP Assist Live resource fair at Susan Wagner High School in Sea View. Jan. 27, 2019. (Staten Island Advance/Annalise Knudson)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. In the last several months, parents have been challenged to take on more roles than ever as tutors, cooks, nurses and caregivers. And in some cases they’ve been able to empower their children to take on new tasks of their own.