Body positive book for toddlers!

On my kitchen wall next to all the family photos I've a photo of me in a hard hat which was the front cover of an engineering mag. I look like a Doozer from Fraggle Rock but it's good for my DD (and her friends ) to see it.

Also have been giving those books away - it's so lovely. My teen really enjoyed it too - there was one phrase which really stuck out for her - about being tough versus sweet I think - and she exclaimed "that's really good!".

They do all do that though Brittany but usually they realise it's wrong after a while.

Thanks to this thread, I’ve just bought the book for my three-year-old who’s recently started coming out with stuff like «boys can’t have long hair».

I often give small things to DD's classroom or to another class in the school (mainly outgrown pants TBF, but I also gave something else that they didn't know existed but were pleased to have and to find out about). So I'll be topping up their supplies of thing A and giving them the book at the same time.

Excellent news!

Great news!

So tomorrow's post is ready to go and we have SOLD OUT of this wonderful book by Rachel Rooney and Jessica Ahlberg! But never fear, we have a new shipment arriving tomorrow, so normal service should not be interrupted. Keep on placing your orders! #MyBodyisMe

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Absolutely right for the infants. I'm passing my extra ones on to two teacher friends in primary schools.

Ohhh Schools! I pass a small primary every day. Would they be suitable for the youngest children?

I’m ordering one for my great niece and I’m so glad to hear about the libraries accepting donations so I’ll get a few for my local one plus the one in my closest city.

I love that my youngest has transformed from a child who thought she was ‘wrong’ and her body was fat, to a young woman who loves her body and all the wonderful things that her body can still do, since coming to live with me. She has SN and done health issues but she’s turned into a wee soul that lights up a room. It’s amazing what live and encouragement can do to child’s self image, compared to the abuse and negativity she endured before. Sorry, I’m off to fetch a tissue. 😢

Sorry to sound a bit dim - is it usual for people to donate books to schools and libraries?

Yes. And definitely schools. There are hardly any school librarians even left these days and resource budgets for non-essentials are basically non-existent. Schools will bite your hand off!

@BernardBlacksWineIceLolly I also think saying you heard teachers get tired of the endless mugs and chocolate so you've bought a few books for the classroom!
I'd probably also gift along with what I like about me, so there's a nice theme. :) And maybe a nice children's book about race, or another positive book about loving yourself

ah, I might do it after christmas and say it was a duplicate gift.

genius!

good tips - thanks all!

Bernard - DS won some books once in a competition and some were duplicates so we donated them to his school. They were very pleased. Just say that your friend wrote it or something if you want to appear less weird :D

I've given DD class other things in the past as in "I got this for us but it will be good for your class if you'd like it".
I will combine this with some skin coloured plasters.

Sorry to sound a bit dim - is it usual for people to donate books to schools and libraries?

Yes. They don't always accept or loan them to pupils or the public, but donating books is not usual.

Sorry to sound a bit dim - is it usual for people to donate books to schools and libraries? I'm just wondering if DS2's teacher will have this face when I show up with a book?

Op, I agree that yes assure children that their sex, skin colour, height etc is just fine. Absolutely.

I just don't agree with telling children that they have to love their bodies when they have often complex issues. I think to do so ignores the very difficult and conflicting emotions that living with disability can bring.

That feels more like adults trying to make themselves feel better by making children hide their true feelings then in actually trying to help children work through the emotions that living with disability brings.

@KatvonHostileExtremist What's in the new curriculum? Please tell me that aren't replacing biology with ideology #ScienceMatters

I'm going to take a copy of the book into my kids old primary. I'm then going to leave one in the reading box at a cafe I know. Then i think i need to start having a chat with KS1 teacher friends. I think this book will be very useful when teaching the new curriculum.

I'm going to need more books.

Special schools are another place to donate. My kids are too old for this book, even with their disabilities, but one is at a special school and she has peers who are emotionally younger and would benefit from this book. As there are a disproportionate amount of kids with asc identifying as trans it would suggest they are the most vulnerable to awa and trans ideology so a book like this for the littles or for older kids who are emotionally younger would be great. We’ve donated the Margot Sunderland books I mentioned to a different poster and a few others over the years and will be adding a few copies of this one this year. Special schools could benefit from a few copies, as they are more likely to get damaged there and because special schools tend to link up with other special schools in the area so can pass along.

Hooves started your own thread about that exact subject and I’ll gladly answer there. I’m sure many other posters would have valuable contributions also.

I don't get why dinosaurs are fun and luckily for all concerned, neither do my sons. I think we're missing the dino gene