Episode 57 — A 13-Year Old With a Newly Transgender Friend… Who He Kissed Before, A 9 Year Old Who Wants to Dress Sexy, and Explaining Rape Scenes in Movies In this episode, Amy gives advice to a mom who wants to know how to support her son who’s friend has recently come out as […]
CHIRP: Gender
Gender is how a person feels on the inside—like a boy or a girl or sometimes even a mix of both! It’s a natural part of who someone is—they are born with it. We are told which gender we are when we are born based on our private parts. This tells us how to dress, […]
Gender and Children – When Your Boy Wants a Doll
Here’s a little lesson on the difference between sex and gender. “Sex” refers to our physical being – male or female. “Gender” refers to the social roles related to our sex – boy or girl; man or woman. We don’t have man or woman fish, for example, because they don’t have social roles. According to […]
How To Explain Gender Identity To A Five-Year-Old
How do I Explain Gender Identity To A Preschooler? Hi Amy! My friend’s five-year-old daughter just asked me if my kid is a boy or a girl and we are not sure how to respond. My 12-year-old identifies as non-binary and gender fluid – sometimes feminine, sometimes masculine, sometimes both, sometimes neither – always a […]
Episode 2: Explaining Pansexuality and all the Gender Things
Podcast: Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Show Notes: How to Explain Pansexuality and all the Gender Things How to talk with children about different sexualities, gender, transgender, non-binary and how our kids are much more sex educated than we ever were. Swearing included. You’re welcome. Resources and References Online Resource Center Birds & Bees […]
