After reading it, I recognized two parts to this story.
One is regarding whether or not schools have the right to ban students from having a best friend. The second is whether or not there is any merit in children being educated about the risks and rewards of having a BFF (best friend forever) or not, or maybe more importantly, not defining one as such....
Podcast: Raising a gender fluid child: a moms story
Sara Dimerman in conversation with Heidi Barrett. Over the course of this episode you will learn more about:
What gender fluidity/gender non conforming means
Whether a child should be a certain age or reached a certain level of maturity before listening to their beliefs about how they want to express themselves (regarding their gender)
Whether gender non conforming children are born "who they are" or become non conforming as a result of being raised by non conforming parents (gender or otherwise)
What happens if a parent imposes certain gender stereotypes when raising girls and boys
What happens at school/in other environments where children are not encouraged to be "who they want to be"
How to advocate and educate on behalf of your gender non conforming child (and how to help your children advocate for themselves too)
You have likely already received information about the 6 week support groups and one day event for women fifty plus that I am offering. If you'd like more info, please visit www.womensupport.ca.
If you want to know more about what to do during your child's meltdown, check this out.
