Remember as a child flipping through a new book, the feelings of the paper as you turned the pages, and your excitement of the story’s journey? Books weren’t just for learning, but for opening our worlds and engaging our senses. Swept away in a story, often for hours, delighted our spirits, aroused curiosity, stimulated our imagination, and possibly even influenced our direction in life. Today, things are different as children are guided to use the screens of iPads, computers and even cell

As parents and caregivers, we wish our children to greet each morning refreshed, energized, and optimistic about the day ahead. But if they are persistently fatigued, restless, moody, and show signs of low self-worth, they may be experiencing depression.

Why do so many women feel shame about their period? Why do men recoil at the thought of monthly bleeding? Why is menstruation such a taboo topic of discussion, so much so, that moms can’t even talk with their daughters about it? We can point to several factors that cause period shame, but the foundation upon which all of these factors were built, and the source of our cultural negativity toward menstruation, is in large part