Talking to kids about tough stuff

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Talking to kids about tough stuffInspired 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 KidBlack Lives Matter book list with links to read-alouds of each book curated by Phoebe DefinoOwn Voices in children's literatureSomething Happened in Our Town by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard, and Jennifer ZivoinRuby Bridges Goes to School by Ruby BridgesThe Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael LopezThe Name Jar by Yangsook ChoiClubhouse Mysteries by Sharon DraperI Am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer and Christopher EliopoulosNot My Idea: A Book About Whiteness by Anastasia HiggenbothamThe Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj MuhammadThe Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory ChristieWe Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela GoadeIt Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa ThornWho Are You? A Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity by Brook Pressen-WhedbeeWhat Makes a Baby by Cory SilverbergIt's Not the Stork by Robie HarrisAmazing You: Getting Smart About Your Private Parts by Gail SaltzFrom Diapers to Dating: A Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children From Infancy to Middle School by Debra HaffnerGirls and Sex and Boys and Sex, both by Peggy OrnsteinArticle about parents having sex during the pandemicOur Whole Lives: Lifespan Sexuality EducationVisible Child Facebook groupDr. Becky at HomeSeed and SewJanet LansburyOther books:When Charley Met Emma by Amy Webb and Merrilee LiddiardThe Rough Patch by Brian LiesThe Rabbit Listened by Cori DoerrfeldLife latelyAbby'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 latelyAbby 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 latelySarah is becoming a Trader Joe's convert, especially their hot and sweet pickled jalapenos.Abby found a spinach dal her whole family loves.If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.