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Going public
One blog-reader wrote me about her family’s Halloween experience this year, and it is SUCH a great story that I asked her to be a guest blogger for today. Here is her story: *** Last night, my 4-year-old son “went … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, Holidays, Parenting, Princesses, Stereotypes
Tagged costume, Halloween, party, Rapunzel, siblings, Snow White
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The Annual Halloween Dilemma
Several of you have written me asking me to write about Halloween costumes. I am just back from five days away at a conference (I will share some about my paper soon!) so I am behind at work, but wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, Holidays, Parenting, Stereotypes, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, costumes, Disney, gender stereotypes, Halloween, non-conforming, parenting, princesses, Samhain, sexy
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Why isn’t he dressed like a boy?
Shortly after my last post, I took my kids off on a trip to eastern Tennessee — our ultimate destination was a homecoming service at a church where my mother had been a child. But I didn’t figure I could … Continue reading
Posted in Gender complexity, Parenting, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged boy or girl, church, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Children's Museum, passing, Tennessee
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Thoughts on “My son, the cross-dresser”
Check out this op-ed from the Times of Israel, “My son, the cross-dresser.” The boy the author describes is a lot like my son – loves tractors and building things, and wants to play with trucks and build in a … Continue reading
Posted in Gender complexity, The boy box, Musings on the News, positive masculinity, Parenting
Tagged boys in dresses, Times of Israel
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The Olden Days
Jo Paoletti’s great slideslow of shower cards for new babies, 1915-1957 It is fun and instructive to go back in time and look at how gendered choices for children have changed over time. For some reason, this photo of FDR … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, HIstory, Parenting, Shopping, Social construction
Tagged blue, boys in dresses, Children, Clothing, Dress, fashion, FDR, Gender, Jo Paoletti, pink
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Study says highlighting gender leads to stereotypes
Parents with gender-fluid kids often work with schools, churches, and other institutions to use alternatives to gender for organizing kids in the classroom. Rather than dividing kids by boys and girls, use birth months or sneakers vs. sandals, or some … Continue reading
Posted in education, Gender complexity, Stereotypes
Tagged Classroom, Gender, gender development, gender stereotypes, Lynn Liben
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Alvin Ailey Action
Aisha Mitchell and Antonio Douthit, photography by Richard Calmes A recent dance still posted on the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Facebook page. (And if you’re never seen the Alvin Ailey troupe in action, make a point of going to … Continue reading
