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Educational Psychological Consultant Warns Against Confusing Availability with Presence in Parenting
In this national feature, Coach Mary Okunloye — Executive Director of D'Marie Vivre Learning Hub and an Educational Psychologist & Consultant — unpacks a quiet but dangerous mix-up in modern parenting: being physically around a child isn't the same as being truly engaged with them. She lays out three pillars for parents to close that gap — intentionality, presence, and knowledge — and explains why a child can feel unseen even under the same roof as a loving parent.
"We are confusing availability with presence."
