"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men" Frederick Douglass Let that quote sink in for a moment....it is very telling. It seems almost my whole life, I have been witness to the devastating truth behind this quote. Those of us that have spent any amount of time working in the Human Services field know the significance of these words by Frederick Douglass. And, I would guess that those in the educational and prison systems, can relate to it as well. Recently, one of my new clients openly and honestly shared that she had no desire to have a second child (she is in a long-term relationship) due to the upbringing and raising of her first child being so difficult and challenging. She stated "I have so much guilt about the life I have given my son, it would just be so unfair to do that again to another child". I just wanted to hug this woman for her level of awareness and consciousness. If more of us gave this much thought to what parenting re