Knowledge, Tips, and Book Recommendations for LGBTQ+ Kids Inclusion
Eight and a half years ago I had enough, and I had to leave teaching. It was the end of my third year of classroom teaching, and I could not take it anymore. I won’t go into the nitty gritty details, it will have to suffice to say I was over worked, under paid, and…
You most likely have heard that diversifying your bookshelf is important. Maybe you even actively seek out children’s books that feature cultures other than your own and read them to the children in your life frequently. That is great, but how do you know what you might be missing? We all have areas we can…
If there is anything that being the parent of a 4 year old has reinforced for me, it is that binary thinking is part of the developmental process. Good vs bad thinking is constant in my child’s mind. I know this because it is constant in their talking too. If I have heard the term…
Parents and caregivers of the world, we have a lot to cover with little ones. Sometimes it can seem impossible to squeeze it all in. You want kids to be aware of the world around them and know how to interact with people respectfully. But, how do you start teaching young kids about LGBTQ community?…
As a parent of a four year old who is nonbinary, I often get questions from parents of kids in my child’s class. Overwhelmingly, they want to be supportive, but they don’t know how. They want to make sure that they are saying the right words and doing the right things. I appreciate it, but…
