Tag Archives: Children
“You’re worth a billion of them”: A writer’s advice to her daughter (and to girls everywhere)
Author and podcaster Mur Lafferty writes a must-read letter to her daughter, offering the love and support that I hope I’m giving my own: So. The world hates you. You are considered the worst thing to be compared to. Throw … Continue reading
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I already know that Brave will rock
Daughter: “Can we see the clip again, Dad?” Me: “Absolutely.” We are SO there.
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It’s not cute. It’s abuse.
I highly recommend this righteous rant from the blog Views from the Couch: I am sure every girl can recall, at least once as a child, coming home and telling their parents, uncle, aunt or grandparent about a boy who had … Continue reading
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The bullshit of gender-coding, cont’d
Nate DiMeo writes an open letter to the toy company Melissa & Doug, care of two of their merchandise characters: Dear Abby and Emma (the girls in my daughter’s magnetic dress-up doll kit from the toy company Melissa & Doug), … Continue reading
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Why libraries matter, cont’d: “Home. That’s it.”
A very inspiring video from the New York Public Library: Unlike critics of the Library’s plan to transform the central branch from a researcher’s storehouse into a vital hub of activity — a former curator sniffs that the Mid-Manhattan branch … Continue reading
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“The inner résumé”: Building up self-confidence in girls
A must-see talk by Rachel Simmons — co-founder of the Girls Leadership Institute — along with amazing eighth-grader Claire Sannini, on the challenges of negotiating girls’ relationships, the importance of emotional resilience, and the need to build up self-confidence in … Continue reading
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The bullshit of gender-coding
Emily Asher-Perrin agrees with me: The Dangerous Book for Boys was a huge hit a few years back, and The Daring Book for Girls was quick to follow. But the while the girls book did contain useful information on how … Continue reading
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“Anonymous extraordinaries”: Fighting for their dreams, with hearts singing
Why make the case for optimism, you ask? After listening to young people like Natalie Warne, and Courtney Martin, and Sarah Kay, and Adora Svitak (especially Adora Svitak), not to mention witnessing the courage and conviction of the UC Davis … Continue reading
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Richard Dawkins on childhood, religion, and science
The New York Times has an excellent profile of Richard Dawkins — presumably on the occasion of the publication of his first children’s book, The Magic of Reality, now out in the UK and out soon in the US. A … Continue reading
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