Here’s nine ideas to show your support:
Bring a meal.
This is an age old idea. When a parent is not able to cook
a meal for their family as usual, friends and family often
send versatile casseroles like lasagna. Try thinking outside
the 13x9 pan. Why not bring the family the fixings for
breakfast and lunch rather than just dinner? Stock the
freezer with easy, ready to make items like pizza, pasta
dishes, soups and crock pot meals. Then the family can
pull something out of the freezer when they are not up
for cooking. Crunched for time or don’t feel like making
an extra meal? Bring the family their favorite take out or
send a gift card.
Set up a meal train.
When one meal just doesn’t cover it, set up a meal train
using websites like www.signupgenius.com or www.
takethemameal.com . Discuss with the family the most
convenient dates and times to deliver meals and solicit
friends to fill all the open spots. Social media is a great
place to recruit people you might not think to ask.
Offer to babysit.
Show support by offering to babysit, even if it’s just
for a couple hours. If you are taking your own children
to the park, swing by and pick up their children for the
afternoon. This gets them out of the house and gives the
parents a break.
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