It takes a village to raise a child

There are different theories regarding the best way to help people. This article will focus on two different ways:  through family or community interventions. Family-based intervention is currently the most common and widely respected type of intervention in the Netherlands. However, community-based intervention, based on the notion of a pedagogical civil society , is gradually gaining more ground in the Netherlands . The different emphases and interventions related to these viewpoints are discussed. This article ends with suggestions for the future role of the government and a change in the education of pedagogical students.