It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

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Giving kids and adults a hopeful model for discussing (and embracing) one another's gender is just one of the gifts offered by this valuable narrative. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

The million copy bestseller, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and. Bought this for my kids (4 and 8) and it really helped them understand gender dynamics and the importance of identity. but for those kids who feel isolated and unseen because something inside them doesn't quite fit it can open up an entirely new world. This book is essential reading for children in this wonderful age where people are (for the most part) free to be themselves.Theresa's proceeds from the sale of this book are going to support Gender Spectrum, which works to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for children and teens. This book is woefully inadequate, and I'm glad that it didn't exist to confuse me when I was a child. Noah Grigni, the illustrator, mentions in their note at the end that they grew up without access to words like transgender. I think this is a great book for those members of society who want to be sure their children grow up with every option open and available to them.

What children feel may be a moot question, but how they articulate their feelings is in the language and categories adults teach them. Children should be allowed to be children without their gender being questioned (or encouraged to change) for liking pink, or football, or "boy things" or "girl things. Indeed, some see it as promoting forms of conversion therapy (which is formally the case in Iran of course).

The long-awaited second instalment in Samantha Shannon's Sunday Times and New York Times-bestselling series Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. Especially wonderful is the way the illustrations explore further elements, such as diversity, intersectionality and non-gendered clothing and play, giving kids and parents even more avenues to discuss all the wonderful ways we can be different.

It introduces kids to concepts around gender identity, and here's the part where I was all, "God bless this book": See, when you were born, you couldn't tell people who you were or how you felt. If one page had said, "George identifies as a sunflower," this would have been consistent with the whole approach. This book introduces the concept of gender identity to children, explaining the typical terminology that children will encounter in today's society, but despite its good intentions, gentle approach, and message of acceptance, it's likely to confuse more kids than it consoles. Theresa Thorn is the cohost of the parenting humor podcast One Bad Mother and the coauthor of You're Doing a Great Job! Very simple, clear, and gentle, with adorable illustrations showing a variety of characters with different gender expressions.An elegant and gorgeously illustrated book about gender identity for young readers and their families! With child-friendly language and vibrant art, It Feels Good to Be Yourself provides young readers and parents alike with the vocabulary to discuss this important topic with sensitivity. Another great new book to help start conversations about gender identity for kids who are asking questions and adults who are supposed to know the answers. She is a transgender girl; when she was little, everyone thought she was a boy, but when she was old enough to speak for herself, she let everyone know the truth.