More Than a Babysitter: The Grandmothers Who Raise UsSome women don’t just help—they hold the whole beginning. Raahima is only 15 months old.She doesn’t know many words. But she knows who to call when she’s hungry.When she’s sleepy.When her little world feels too loud or too bright. She calls for Dadi. Not because someone told her to.Because since the day she was born, Dadi has been her everything. The First Arms That Held Her Raahima’s mother was recovering from a tough surgery when she arrived.There was no skin-to-skin contact. No soft mother-baby hour.But Dadi was there. She was the one … Continue reading More Than a Babysitter: The Grandmothers Who Raise Us