3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue #97, 10th May 2022

When should you talk about gender and sex with your children and students? What is the right age to be discussing? Who should be discussing it with them? Dear parents and teachers, you are the trusted adults in your children’s and students’ life. While “let kids be kids” has been the sentiment in the past, it is essential that it includes all kids, isn’t it? It is imperative that both parents and teachers, consistently and continuously talk, listen and share about gender and sexuality and do not leave it for them to discover it on the internet or their equally confused peers. It is also essential to teach them to love themselves and others for their differences and not in spite of them. Equity, diversity, and inclusion, let it be the core of our institutions, society, and family culture.

Here are some thoughts to help you with and don’t miss Lindsay Amer’s talk in today’s issue. Amer’s educational series Queer Kid Stuff is from kindergarteners to grandmothers. 

Three Images of the Week

Two Thoughts of the Week

“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”
― Maya Angelou

“We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.”
― Gloria Steinem

One Video of the Week

Lindsay Amer is the creator of “Queer Kid Stuff,” an educational video series that breaks down complex ideas around gender and sexuality through songs and metaphors. By giving kids and their families a vocabulary to express themselves, Amer is helping to create more empathetic adults — and spreading a message of radical acceptance in a world where it’s sometimes dangerous to just be yourself. “I want kids to grow up and into themselves with pride for who they are and who they can be,” Amer say

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I have been a research scientist, a journalist, and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and, I write.  With this weekly newsletter, I share what I read, learn and, experience while I engage with students, parents, and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions and, ed-tech organizations.

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