Posts by Paige Lucas-Stannard
4 Reasons Why Gender Neutral Isn’t Always the Answer
As the author of a book called “gender-neutral” parenting, it might sound like I would argue that buying a “girls only” toy is sexist and teaches kids the wrong thing. It is easy to focus on how well the toy fits into the stereotypes of the pink aisle at the toy store instead of how it breaks the mold of the pink aisle. So here’s why I think that toys like Goldie Blox can be good ideas.
Read MoreGender Neutral Parenting: 5 Ways To Avoid Implicit Sexism
In parenting, the real issue isn’t that there are differences between genders, but how parents react to those differences. If we can identify areas where we may have a bias, we can direct our awareness there to overcome it or compensate for it. Let’s look at some ways to compensate for implicit bias in our parenting.
Read More4 Ways Parents Teach Kids that Consent Doesn’t Matter
When we talk about consent, we’re usually talking about adults. But where do we think these adults learned their understanding of consent? Many parents teach their kids harmful ideas about consent without even realizing. Check out this video to see an explanation of four common parenting tactics that could be causing some very harmful behaviors in adults.
Read More8 Socially-Constructed Parenting Roles and Why They’re Problematic
We can’t completely turn off these cultural stories. But we can be aware of them and try not let them dictate our lives. Here are 8 to look out for.
Read MoreMen Feel the Pain of Infertility, Too
Infertility is not a battle of the worst off or a race to the bottom of despair. Whether men or women hurt more is irrelevant. But men have a cultural narrative that says kids are fun but optional, and “real men” have aggressive, uber-sperm so potent it makes babies from across the room. And this makes infertility issues a place where men find little support. It’s time we change the narrative.
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