We believe that one of the most powerful ways to normalize breastfeeding is to teach children about it before social stigmas take hold. We also know that children can be vectors of education for the adults in their lives—what they learn in school often makes its way to the dinner table. Several U.S. states, including Arkansas and Alabama, have passed legislation mandating lactation education at the K-12 level, and we hope to see more states and provinces follow. Working with a team from the Science Art and Writing Trust in the UK, we have developed lesson plans for grades 1 through 3 that explore baby mammals and their adaptations, milk composition as a survival strategy, and the fascinating world of the human milk microbiome. These lessons are currently being piloted by teachers in Canada and the U.S. This work builds on previous work our team did on the impact of breastfeeding education on children's attitudes - https://www.thrivediscovery.ca/breastfeeding-education-study.html. In 2021, several members of our lab did a “Girls in Science” event hosted by the Let's Talk Science Team at the University of Manitoba, where they talked about their educational backgrounds, what projects they work on, and why they love being scientists. https://youtu.be/P6yGyZ5TpSI?si=ZQie4vl4so4FZBVd