Dr. Christia Brown
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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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To balance the hateful news of late, here’s a nod to affirming and creative parents: Dad designs swimwear line for trans girls inspired by his own daughter
Dad designs swimwear line for trans girls inspired by his own daughter
The brand offers bikini bottoms that incorporate compression spandex and mesh to provide a compact fit that enables trans girls to feel comfortable an...
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From #ChildDevelopment Journal (2021): "Development of #Math Attitudes and Math Self‐Concepts: #Gender Differences, Implicit–Explicit Dissociations, and Relations to Math Achievement," by Dario Cvencek et al. from @UW and @SveucilisteZG.
Development of Math Attitudes and Math SelfâConcepts: Gender Differences, ImplicitâExplicit Dissociations, and Relations to Math Achievement
Three hundred and ninetyâone children (195 girls; Mage = 9.56 years) attending Grades 1 and 5 completed implicit and explicit measures of math...
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When my amazing undergrad suggested this project following #GeorgeFloyd’s murder, we didn’t realize how it would be even more relevant following #DuanteWright’s murder. View and listen to Carrie’s mixed method with-group study of police violence and MH in Black Americans 1/
“Transphobic policies and practices run counter to research that documents the critical impacts of gender-affirming health care, supportive communities, and protective school policies for transgender children and youth.” SRCD Statement
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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
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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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