Title:
The Swedish way to parent and play : advice for raising gender-equal kids
Author:
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
New York, NY : The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2020]
Physical Description:
270 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm
ISBN:
9781682684306
Abstract:
"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 limit their potential. In The Swedish Way to Parent and Play, Henkel and Tomicic share practical strategies and tips covering play and friendship, emotions and self-esteem, and language and body, to help parents and teachers support children's development as unique individuals. The point is not that boys should wear dresses and girls can't play with dolls, or that all children should be the same. Gender equality is about variety; it's about showing children 100 possible ways to be instead of just two"-- Provided by publisher.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Pep talk -- Beyond hitting vs. hugging : more ways of playing -- Beyond pretty vs. tough : more ways of building self-esteem -- Beyond taciturn vs. polysyllabic : more ways of using language -- And they played happily every after : more ways of being friends -- Big boys don't cry : more ways of feeling -- Arms, legs, snippor, and snoppar : more ways for bodies to be -- In preschool -- Practicing gender equality.
Language:
English
