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There are many ways to educate on the topic of breastfeeding. Most ways seem to start at the further ends of education, much later on in life, if at all. There are many programs, organizations, groups and information relating to breastfeeding, but most all of this information is geared towards the elder populace during the time of pregnancy or after birth. With the global rates of breastfeeding falling below the wanted ranges time and time again, we can look to the past to help create more hope for the future. As with many families, if they do have experience breastfeeding, often the education is lost as talking about breastfeeding stops shortly after the final weaning is done with the child. As is with any lost art, it becomes a "lost art" because we do not continue to educate and pass down the knowledge that came before us to the youngest ones. This is not a "US vs THEM" conversation for breastfeeding, formula feeding,mixed feeding etc. there are many ways to feed and the best way to continue the discussion is with information. This is how we can bolster not only rates for breastfeeding, by creating a knowledge of many lacking facts well before a mother may want to try to breastfeed, but that the information can be passed on regardless if she chooses to or not. WE can take stigma out of how a mother chooses to feed their young, stop shaming and overwhelm when a new mother is in a most vulnerable state. For these reasons, the first children's book of its kind was written. To help pass down in a very gentle and subtle way, the knowledge of what breastfeeding is through play base education. The book, Emily's Great Adventure was created to give parents and caregivers the opportunity to expand on the topic of breastfeeding in however depth they choose to do. Through an appointed date of August 2nd each calendar year, you can celebrate with your littlest ones their natural instincts to nurture their own "babies" with the National Breastfeed Your Baby Doll Day.