Summary: <p><strong>Talking to kids about tough stuff</strong></p><p>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. 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:</p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.theconsciouskid.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Conscious Kid</a></li> <li> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18pOK3roiwPQ9WF7D2wA0o7Ktr8KwAJeZfn-o6O8T__Y/mobilepresent?fbclid=IwAR0iwpWMoE4jfw5CJ3aZNqlhzBu42HZ6g_wbzMZ6BlSvaZwtZbIoFUfYQVE#slide=id.g8628bccfda_0_13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Lives Matter book list</a> with links to read-alouds of each book curated by Phoebe Defino</li> <li> <a href="https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/list/share/628692720/1259856807" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Own Voices</a> in children's literature</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3aQbkt2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Something Happened in Our Town</em></a> by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard, and Jennifer Zivoin</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3p9IXv6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Ruby Bridges Goes to School</em></a> by Ruby Bridges</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/377uF86" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Day You Begin</em></a> by Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3jFGiYM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Name Jar</em></a> by Yangsook Choi</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3rOzOtD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Clubhouse Mysteries</em></a> by Sharon Draper</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3baZwSv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>I Am Rosa Parks</em></a> by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3q8gcjA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness</em></a> by Anastasia Higgenbotham</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3a90oYc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family</em></a> by Ibtihaj Muhammad</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3tWJxA3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore</em></a> by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3ab4oHZ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>We Are Water Protectors</em></a> by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3pyJaZJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>It Feels Good to Be Yourself</em></a> by Theresa Thorn</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3t93cw1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Who Are You? A Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity</em></a> by Brook Pressen-Whedbee</li> <li> <a href="https://www.corysilverberg.com/what-makes-a-baby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>What Makes a Baby</em></a> by Cory Silverberg</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3r7eTl3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>It's Not the Stork</em></a> by Robie Harris</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/36ppcsE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Amazing You: Getting Smart About Your Private Parts</em></a> by Gail Saltz</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3cureM3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>From Diapers to Dating: A Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children From Infancy to Middle School</em></a> by Debra Haffner</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3cpbGcs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Girls and Sex</em></a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/3pynJrz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Boys and Sex</em></a>, both by Peggy Ornstein</li> <li><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parents-sex-positive-kids_n_5fdba7e4c5b610200988c105" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article about parents having sex during the pandemic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.uua.org/re/owl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our Whole Lives: Lifespan Sexuality Education</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/visiblechild" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visible Child Facebook group</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyathome/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Becky at Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seed.and.sew/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seed and Sew</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.janetlansbury.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janet Lansbury</a></li> <li>Other books:</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/2NLcEp3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>When Charley Met Emma</em></a> by Amy Webb and Merrilee Liddiard</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3aUf10W" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Rough Patch</em></a> by Brian Lies</li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/2Zl7Jhr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Rabbit Listened</em></a> by Cori Doerrfeld</li> </ul><p><strong>Life lately</strong></p><p>Abby's family added kittens to their family!</p><p>Sarah's family is hoping <a href="https://www.target.com/p/paricon-36-aurora-foam-sled/-/A-52429558?ref=&ref=OpsEmail_Order_572_Default%20A&j=174085&sfmc_sub=370694261&l=20_HTML&u=102452016&mid=7284873&jb=386988" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">these</a> are the perfect sleds (and that it snows more this year!).</p><p><strong>Reading lately</strong></p><p>Abby read the <a href="https://amzn.to/2NI2BRG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Charm of Magpies</em></a> fantasy series byKJ Charles and Sarah listened to the YA novel-in-verse <a href="https://amzn.to/3cmwO3b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Clap When You Land</em></a> by Elizabeth Acevedo.</p><p><strong>Eating lately</strong></p><p>Sarah is becoming a Trader Joe's convert, especially their <a href="https://amzn.to/2MieX2E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hot and sweet pickled jalapenos</a>.</p><p>Abby found a <a href="https://www.feastingathome.com/lentil-dal-with-spinach/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">spinach dal</a> her whole family loves.</p><p><em>If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment, email us at </em><a href="mailto:friendlierpodcast@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>friendlierpodcast@gmail.com</em></a><em>, or find us on Instagram </em><a href="http://www.instagram.com/friendlierpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>@friendlierpodcast</em></a><em>. 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