Last year, I shared my concerns and internal struggle to make space for my then 3-year-old son’s wish to dress as Elsa from… Read more Halloween costumes and gender norms: my son as Elsa vs. my daughter as Darth Vader
Tag: toddlers
My Family Builders: Playing while talking race, gender and family structures with my 4-year-old
(This is not a sponsored post. All opinions are mine and organic!) I’m always on the hunt for children’s books… Read more My Family Builders: Playing while talking race, gender and family structures with my 4-year-old
Talking about Orlando with my 4-year-old
Last week was incredibly difficult. Orlando, as a community, was rocked with several traumatic events, the most severe being the… Read more Talking about Orlando with my 4-year-old
A pink barrette and my four-year-old son
Over the past year, I’ve chronicled my successes and struggles with making space for my four-year old son to explore… Read more A pink barrette and my four-year-old son
Lessons in ambiguity: How I talk about gender and sex with my 18-month-old
Sex, gender and gender identity are complex concepts. When I say sex, I mean a person’s biological, anatomical internal and external sexual organs.… Read more Lessons in ambiguity: How I talk about gender and sex with my 18-month-old
My child is not colorblind and research supports neither is yours
(All names have been changed) My nearly four-year-old son came home from his first soccer practice excited and exhausted. I… Read more My child is not colorblind and research supports neither is yours
How (and why) I introduced gender identity to my 3-year-old son
My husband and I are striving to raise our children outside the confines of traditional gender norms. We are not… Read more How (and why) I introduced gender identity to my 3-year-old son
The need to ask women and girls better questions
Last week, a twitter user wrote short bios on male scientists as if they were female to portray the ways marital status,… Read more The need to ask women and girls better questions
Talking about racism and the police with my 3-year-old son
Last week, I shared my recent experience with calling the police on behalf of an African-American man who was walking… Read more Talking about racism and the police with my 3-year-old son
Questioning a book’s content with my toddler
Happy New Year, Striving Parents! I don’t know about y’all, but I’m happy to have the holidays behind me and… Read more Questioning a book’s content with my toddler
