Suzanne Lezotte’s first child, Owen, was born with Down Syndrome. Lezotte did not know about his diagnosis until a week after his birth. The identification of Owen as a Down Syndrome child brought with it the expected feelings of grief, fear, and doubts. The experience...

The Conceivable Future addresses one of the most challenging questions faced by today's generation: Is it ethical to have children in a world facing climate collapse? Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli explore this complex issue without offering easy answers but instead creating a space...

Loved: A Mother's Celebration is written by Raven Howell and illustrated by Pamela C. Rice. When a new child joins our family, it is sometimes hard to express how much we love this new addition without feeling like our hearts will burst with joy. Using...

It’s on-the-job training. At least that’s what I was told, in spite of all the useful (and useless) books I was bequeathed on motherhood. There isn’t a case study to lead you through every possible scenario that children present. They’re all unique, creatively so, and...

The joy of being a first-time father is a unique experience. Nothing trumps the emotions that flood a man when he finally gets to hold that child he has waited for after so long, knowing that this is his child. What a lot of people...

The Destination Birth by Alexander Wage Bisset is a literary masterpiece that transcends the boundaries of conventional thought and invites readers to embark on an extraordinary philosophical journey. Bisset's prose is nothing less than poetry in motion, weaving intricate concepts into a tapestry of profound...

Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived by Karen DeBonis is the story of a mother as she relates how she and her son fought against a brain tumor. Karen DeBonis and her husband were blindsided when their son developed medical...

Beautifully Blended by Sonji K. Grandy is a guide to helping present-day families come together as a cohesive family unit. The author was born in Panama and was the youngest of four girls. When her father left their home, her mother took the family back...

Growing up, I was taught to never discuss politics or religion with those outside the family. I did not listen to this advice and am so glad that Katherine W. Schweit obviously didn’t either. More directly, the politics she discusses is gun ownership. In How...

The Magic in Metaphor: Empowering Children Through Healing Stories by Harley Sears is an anthology of 25 stories for young readers. Each allegorical story has been crafted carefully to support children's emotional and social development. Most of the characters are animals that are not only...