How do we raise the next generation to respect and learn from people who look or believe differently than they do? From two educators who are also moms comes a guide to help parents and other teachers navigate conversations about all kinds of diversity. This practical resource includes activities to build compassion and empathy among differing religions, classes, races, genders, abilities, political affiliations, sexual orientations, nationalities,...

"Enter a world where Batman does the dishes and Barbie fights crime. In the US and around the world, people are striving to close the gender gap. Ranked fifth globally for gender equality, Sweden is doing something right. But to truly close the gap, Swedish experts Kristina Henkel and Marie Tomicic know that we have to start at the beginning, with the daily gender traps and stumbling blocks that cause us to view our children one-dimensionally and...

Si tienes este libro entre tus manos, probablemente, es porque acabas de tener un bebe antes de tiempo o alguien muy cercano a ti lo ha tenido, y aun en estado de shock, no sabes muy bien a que te enfrentas ni las diferencias y consecuencias que tienen con los demas ninos y ninas que nacen en la fecha prevista. Que significa ser un bebe prematuro? Que riesgos conlleva? Para que sirven los aparatos que le han colocado y por que? Cuales son las enfermedades...

"In this collection of essays, Ana Castillo examines what it means to be a single, brown, feminist parent in a world of mass incarceration, racial profiling, and police brutality. Castillo writes about intergenerational stories from Mexico City to Chicago, and she narrates some of America's social injustices through the lens of motherhood"--