Internet site-link Parents' Resource Guide
Links to books and articles that help inform our age-appropriate curricula that:
- Nurtures a camper’s or teen’s sense of self and community identity
- Promotes each child’s comfort in socializing with people of varied backgrounds
- Fosters critical thought about bias; and cultivates a child’s ability to stand up in the face of bias
Talking to your kids about Race
How to talk to your child about race (4-10 years)
http://www.babycenter.com/0_how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-race_3657097.bc
How to talk to your child about race (4-14 years)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kristen-howerton/talking-to-kids-race-racism-books_b_2618305.html
Dear parents of white children (11-17 years)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-harvey/dear-parents-of-white-children_b_3719818.html
Teaching kids about race (4-10 years)
http://www.pbs.org/parents/experts/archive/2013/02/how-to-teach-kids-about-race.html
Talking About Class (4-14 years)
http://www.nais.org/Magazines-Newsletters/ISMagazine/Pages/Talking-About-Class.aspx
Anti-Bias Defined
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-bias_curriculum
Supporting Healthy Identity Development
http://www.teachingforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ec_supportinghealthyidentity_english.pdf
Excerpt from A Place to Begin: Working With Parents on Issues of Diversity
What If All The Kids Are White?
http://www.teachingforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ec_whatifallthekids_english.pdf
http://www.teachingforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ec_supportinghealthyidentity_english.pdf (11-14 years)
TED talk about Gender (4-14 years)
http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2013/05/my-ted-talk-understanding-the-complexities-of-gender/
Gender stereotypes (9-17 years)
http://mediasmarts.ca/tipsheet/talking-kids-about-gender-stereotypes-tip-sheet
Gender stereotypes (4-14 years)
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/10/14/gender-stereotypes-youth_n_974118.html
A Guide to Gender
The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook: A Guide to Gender by Samuel Killermann, 2013
Feminist Spirituality and Gender:
Lessons From Beyond Women-Only Space by Mary Murphy; Communities Magazine Submission Issue #162, “Gender Issues in Community,: Spring 2014
Coloring books “Sometimes the Spoon Runs Away with Another Spoon” (gender stereotypes; LGBTQ) “Girls Are Not Chicks” (sexism) http://www.reachandteach.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=880 http://www.reachandteach.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=89
And the Youth Advocacy Task Force in Vermont blog geared toward adults who work with youth:
Talking to Kids About Sex and Sexuality (11-17 years)
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/parents/talking-to-kids-about-sex-and-sexuality
Talking openly, honestly about sexuality (11-17 years)
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/parents/175?task=view
Tips for talking with your children about sexuality in a healthy and positive way (9-17 years)
http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/tips_for_talking_with_children_about_sexuality.html
Puberty, sex, identity, relationships (14- 17 years)
Book for teenagers called S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-To-Know Progressive Sexuality Guide
