It Takes a City
pediatric surgeon Dana Suskind is best known for her first book, 2015’s , a guide to how early language exposure fortifies children’s brains. But before that, she made news on a more personal and tragic level when her husband, Dr. Donald Liu, drowned in Lake Michigan after saving two boys from rip tides in 2012. His devotion to their three children and the lessons Suskind learned about the importance of community support for families are themes in her new book, . The book goes beyond child-rearing advice to call for an overhaul of national priorities and family policy. Suskind, 54, founded what’s now the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health, which focuses on helping low-income families. She directs the center with U. of C. economist
