For those of us who are inclined to take this time of year as an opportunity to reflect and find a theme running through past months, 2017 offers abundant food for thought. Moving into 2018, we are challenged to simultaneously assess and act. 

As I wrote about in earlier posts looking at the #MeToo campaign and consent education, many social problems we face have roots in early childhood. Addressing them can be challenging for adults, since it means changing long-held and early-learned patterns and behaviors. But the good news is that we CAN change how we socialize children and create changes that will ripple forward.