“Now, I use patience and kindness” – In a refugee camp in Lebanon, a mother’s parenting style evolves
“We thought we’d be home quickly but now, thirteen years later, we’re still here in a refugee camp.” Assia lives with her husband and seven children in Northern Lebanon. She is sitting inside their shelter, built from salvaged materials: wood planks, chicken wire, torn tarpaulin, concrete blocks, and a roof weighed down by car tyres. Assia is from Syria. When violence forced her to flee her home, Assia hoped to return after a short while. Adjustment to life as a refugee was daunting.
