earlA Deeper Look at Our Children hosted by Milana Kagen: Why do we assume that girls are calm, sweet and caring while boys are wild, mischievous and boisterous? What can we do as caregivers to raise strong and respectful people? What implications do the choices we make as parents have on gender equality?

Milana Kagen has been an early childhood educator at The Ella Baker School in Manhattan for the past ten years. She holds both a bachelors and masters degree from Sarah Lawrence College where she continues to lend her expertise in the field of education. Milana is dedicated to conversations about early childhood education and parenting both nationally and internationally. The Riverdale Y is proud to have as Milana a parent of both current and past students.