A mentor has challenged you to demonstrate your commitment to early childhood by choosing an issue affecting children's development, examining it in your state, and identifying advocacy strategies to champion the cause.

1. You have been challenged by a mentor you respect and admire
to demonstrate your commitment to young children, their
families, and the field of early childhood. Your mentor asks you
to think about the many factors and issues that affect children's
healthy development and learning and choose one that you care
about personally, examine the issue in your state, and then
identify advocacy strategies you can use to champion this cause.