Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First

Everyone who has traveled on a commercial airliner surely remembers the words, “In the event of a sudden loss in cabin pressure the oxygen masks will drop in front of you. Put on your own oxygen mask first, before helping your child or those around you.”

That makes sense. How could I possibly help my eight-year-old child, or anyone else, if I am unconscious?

In a relationship each of us is a caretaker. We read books to our children at night so they will learn stories and absorb language skills....