Talking to kids about tough stuff

Inspired by a listener question, we discuss how we talk to our kids about tough stuff--politics, current events, race, gender, sex, cancer, and death. Inspired by a listener question, we discuss how we talk to our kids about tough stuff--politics, current events, race, gender, sex, cancer, and death. Links we mentioned + books our families love that we didn't list in the show:

• Conscious Kid
• Black Lives Matter book list with links to read-alouds of each book curated by Phoebe Defino
• Own Voices in children's literature
• Something Happened in Our Town by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard, and Jennifer Zivoin
• Ruby Bridges Goes to School by Ruby Bridges
• The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez
• The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
• Clubhouse Mysteries by Sharon Draper
• I Am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos
• Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia Higgenbotham
• The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad
• The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie
• We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
• It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn
• Who Are You? A Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity by Brook Pressen-Whedbee
• What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg
• It's Not the Stork by Robie Harris
• Amazing You: Getting Smart About Your Private Parts by Gail Saltz
• From Diapers to Dating: A Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children From Infancy to Middle School by Debra Haffner
• Girls and Sex and Boys and Sex, both by Peggy Ornstein
• Article about parents having sex during the pandemic
• Our Whole Lives: Lifespan Sexuality Education
• Visible Child Facebook group
• Dr. Becky at Home
• Seed and Sew
• Janet Lansbury
• Other books:
• When Charley Met Emma by Amy Webb and Merrilee Liddiard
• The Rough Patch by Brian Lies
• The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

Life lately

Abby's family added kittens to their family!

Sarah's family is hoping these are the perfect sleds (and that it snows more this year!).

Reading lately

Abby read the Charm of Magpies fantasy series byKJ Charles and Sarah listened to the YA novel-in-verse Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo.

Eating lately

Sarah is becoming a Trader Joe's convert, especially their hot and sweet pickled jalapenos.

Abby found a spinach dal her whole family loves.

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