Gender Issues
173: Why we shouldn’t read the “Your X-Year-Old Child” books any more
Have you ever seen recommendations for the books called Your One Year Old, Your Two Year Old, and so on, by Louise Bates Ames? Every few weeks I see parents posting in online communities asking about some aspect of their child’s behavior that is confusing or annoying to them, and somebody responds: “You should read…
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Today I join forces with Malaika Dower of the How to Get Away with Parenting podcast to interview Dr. Christia Brown, who is a Professor of Developmental and Social Psychology at the University of Kentucky, where she studies the development of gender identity and children’s experience of gender discrimination. Dr. Brown’s book, Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue (Affiliate link), helps parents to…
Listen to the full episode134: Beyond Sex Education with Dr. Nadine Thornhill
“Do you know what happens to your body when you get older?” “Um…you get hairy in some places?” “Yeah…other things happen too. We’ll get you some books.” That was what I learned about sex education when I was seven – I was always grateful that I learned it from my parents (who were pretty terrified to…
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