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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Books for gender non conforming 6 yo

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JustcameoutGC · 12/12/2021 08:09

Morning all. My 6 yo daughter is not a very girly girl. She likes minecraft, coding and is beginning to prefer the company of boys. So far so good. However, gender stereotypes are so reinforced from such an early age (girls do sparkly unicorns, boys do football) she is beginning to say things like she must be a boy, or sometimes she is a girl and sometimes she is a boy. I have spoken to her about it at length, and as far as i can tell, there is no sense of gender dysphoria present. She is just adding 2 and 2 and getting 5. Boys like minecraft, i like minecraft, maybe i am a boy.

Does anyone have any good suggestions for books i can get her that show that boys and girls can and should wear and do anything.

If we focused on breaking down gender stereotypes, we wouldn't be in this mess to begin with.
I have already picked up My body is Me.

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WeDidntMeanToGoToSea · 13/12/2021 20:19

@ErrolTheDragon

Yes to Swallows and Amazons, especially the ones that focus on Nancy and Peggy as well as the Walker family (the latter fall back into a degree of stereotype in some of the later books, although all the female characters remain strong and clear (and Bridget is a delightful addition in the later ones).

I'm one of the Susan fans. She's the capable, practical one - but is also completely part of the adventures, a very competent sailor etc. The whole setup of kids camping and sailing alone simply doesn't work without Susan.

Yes, it was Susan I was thinking of when I wrote that - the (if you will) 'maternal' side of her, cooking and caring for the others - but you're absolutely right, she's an excellent sailor and is the one who thinks everything through. John wouldn't manage without her.

So pleased others love Polly and Ramona too :) Ramona's a new discovery with my dd, but I read all the others to my (now teen) boys.

oldwomanwhoruns · 13/12/2021 20:37

C S Lewis 'the horse and his boy' is ok, I'd have thought? Aravis is a really strong girl character, much more so than the wimpy boy Shasta

Bananasareyellow · 13/12/2021 20:56

Agree with @crunchermuncher about George in Famous 5. She was my hero but it's actually rubbish how she's so insulted to be a girl and meanwhile Anne is so delighted to do all the washing up. Keeping a straight face with all those Dicks and Fannies is a challenge too.

Shelby2010 · 14/12/2021 07:13

For slightly older children, my 10yr old & her friends are all into the Wings of Fire books at the moment. All the characters are dragons & the only difference in the sexes is that they are ruled by queens. There is some death & destruction, so wouldn’t recommend for a younger child, but they are really well written books. Each one follows a different character so you see the depth of their personalities & they are very exciting!

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