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5 Ways to Show LGBTQIA Children Love and Respect
By Afsaneh Moradian, author of the Jamie Is Jamie series There’s been a lot of discussion in the news recently about children’s mental health. Kids are suffering from anxiety, grief, and depression. According to the CDC (2020), “Suicide has become … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Spirit author, gender, gender expression, gender pronouns, inclusiveness, LGBTQ
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Next Week! The 2022 Black Voices in Children’s Literature Writing Contest Opens
Big news! Now in its fourth year, the Black Voices in Children’s Literature writing contest is going national! Cosponsored by Free Spirit and Strive Publishing, the contest’s mission is to elevate authentic, culturally relevant children’s stories written by and about … Continue reading
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Tagged books, books for kids, children’s books, diversity, early childhood books, inclusiveness, picture books
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2021 Black Voices in Children’s Literature Writing Contest Winners
All children deserve to see themselves and their lives represented in books written by people like them. To help make that happen, Strive Publishing and Free Spirit Publishing have partnered to create the Black Voices in Children’s Literature Writing Contest, now … Continue reading
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How Can We Create Gender-Inclusive Classrooms and Communities?
By Afsaneh Moradian, author of Jamie and Bubbie: A Book About People’s Pronouns We want children to feel loved and accepted from the beginning. But once they head off to communal play areas (child care, preschool, the playground), other children … Continue reading
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Support Children as They Explore Gender and Pronouns
By Afsaneh Moradian, author of Jamie and Bubbie: A Book About People’s Pronouns About a year ago, my then seven-year-old told me that they were nonbinary and that their pronouns were she/they. Since they still considered she one of their … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Spirit author, gender pronouns, inclusiveness, LGBTQ, personal gender pronouns, Pride Month, trans students
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