Dr. Christia Brown
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By Dr. Christia Brown
Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue
A guide that helps parents focus on their children’s unique strengths and inclinations rather than on gendered stereotypes to more effectively bring out the best in their individual children, for parents of infants to middle schoolers.
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New from our blog: NSCA member Dr. Stephen Russell talked recently about the combination of the two types of stigma that exacerbates mental health risks for young people. Link: https://developingadolescent.org/blog/item/discrimination-and-resilience-among-lgb-youth-of-color
Hang with these cool kids https://twitter.com/livas_stein/status/1403364013258379267
Looking for something to do next Tuesday? Come to our clubhouse event! @DrMiaSmithBynum @MomOfAllCapes and I are ready to hear your questions. What do you want to make sure we address?
Challenging gender stereotypes in childhood:
“we can help by revising stereotypes with other examples, such as explaining girls can & do play football & that boys can have long hair too. We can also encourage a diverse range of toys” | @melissasuzanneh
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210524-the-gender-biases-that-shape-our-brains
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Why is Everyone Yelling? on Apple Podcasts
Kids & Family · 2021
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Discriminatory legislation has nothing to do with fairness in sports and everything to do with hate. #LetKidsPlay https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1402973522763341824
As Republicans continue to push bans on trans children in sports in order to "protect women's sports", they remain completely silent on the way women's sports are treated at the high school and college level. It was never about women's sports. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/23/ncaa-softball-college-world-series-disparities/
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Why the Women in the Weinstein Case are so Believable
By middle school, girls are sexually harassed by boys, yet taught to smile and pretend it doesn't bother them rather than confront or report it. Just as in the Weinstein case. Read More
read moreKids, Politics, and the Gender Divide
Children are interested in elections, and have strong opinions about candidates, but underestimate gender biases in politics and government. Read More on the Psychology Today blog.
read moreRepresentation Matters
Regardless of gender identity, kids and teens want, and need, to be seen and affirmed. Representation and actual knowledge matters. This shouldn't be confined to one day a year. Read More
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