All the threads about Schools (that awful video etc) and conversations with headteachers and groups attempting to get into schools to tell children they can be unhappy with their bodies, it got me thinking what are the alternatives?
some more positive resources ...
My body is me - book
www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/49098291
one of the most progressive messages teaching young children about all the amazing things their bodies can do, not needing to conform to gender stereotypes, just letting kids be kids. Girls can dress up as dragons and boys can dress up as butterflies, encouraging them to be confident in their own skin and in their choices. Countering all the negative “girls must do this and boys must do that” stereotypes.
Let toys be toys - resources for teachers
www.lettoysbetoys.org.uk/resources/resources-teachers/
how to go about teaching children without recourse to gender stereotypes
DfE - guidance
www.gov.uk/guidance/plan-your-relationships-sex-and-health-curriculum
Materials which suggest that non-conformity to gender stereotypes should be seen as synonymous with having a different gender identity should not be used and you should not work with external agencies or organisations that produce such material. While teachers should not suggest to a child that their non-compliance with gender stereotypes means that either their personality or their body is wrong and in need of changing, teachers should always seek to treat individual students with sympathy and support.
any more positive resources for children?