Generational poverty and homelessness can be prevented when caring adults protect kids from toxic stress. Portsmouth Housing Authority Director Craig Welch asks us to rethink how our communities care for our very youngest children.
In an age of screens, scrolling, and digital overload, what if the simple act of reading to a child is still one of our most powerful tools for connection?
Sexual pleasure for younger women and girls is often considered taboo rather than an opportunity for health and empowerment. Dr. Robin Buckley, challenges the misconceptions by asking, “What would happen if you gave your daughter a vibrator?”
From Annie to Spider-Man to Peter Pan, pop culture loves the scrappy orphan who beats the odds. But what if these stories—meant to inspire—are actually harming the very kids they claim to uplift?
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