Three-year-old Sarah is beginning preschool today. Her mom Bridgette is a lawyer at a prestigious firm in New York. In addition to Sarah, she is also bringing Noah (age 4) and Blake (age 5) to a private school that provides wrap-around after-school care. While financially affluent, neither Seth nor Bridgette’s 13-hour days leave little time for their newly blended and often exhausted family.
1. What assets does Sarah’s family have?
2 What challenges might they face?
3. How might these family factors influence Sarah’s readiness for school?