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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
Posted in Parenting, Teaching
Tagged Free Spirit author, gender pronouns, inclusiveness, LGBTQ, personal gender pronouns, Pride Month, trans students
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Trans Youth Need Our Support
By Afsaneh Moradian, author of Jamie and Bubbie: A Book About People’s Pronouns Pride month is a time for the LGBT+ community to come together (with the support of friends, family, and allies) and celebrate how far people have come … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Spirit author, inclusiveness, LGBTQ, Pride Month, trans students
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When Students Return: Supporting and Inspiring Students Who Are LGBTQ+
By Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., author of Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn Part of our Cash in on Learning series by Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Click to read other Cash in on Learning posts. The … Continue reading
Posted in Social & Emotional Learning, Teaching
Tagged Cash in on Learning, coronavirus, COVID-19, Free Spirit author, inclusiveness, LGBTQ
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How to Break the Habit of Using Gendered Terms in Your Classroom (and What to Use Instead)
By Lydia Bowers, author of We Listen to Our Bodies “Ok, line up . . . boys in one line, girls in the other!” How many times have we heard statements like that in a classroom? Yet we live in … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Teaching
Tagged classroom strategies, Free Spirit author, gender, inclusiveness, SEL
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How Respecting Personal Pronouns Is Part of Respecting Boundaries
By Lydia Bowers, author of We Listen to Our Bodies I have one of those names that gets mixed up frequently. Leah and Linda are frequently *misused* names for Lydia. And when someone gets my name wrong accidentally, or because … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, Free Spirit author, gender pronouns, inclusiveness, personal gender pronouns
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