149. Q&A: How to answer your kid's questions about gender

Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg, Dr. Emily Upshur, and I talk about...

3:07 - Do we encourage or dissuade our kids from asking people if they are a girl or a boy?

5:32 - Separating your own discomfort and embarrassment when your child says something that goes against the social construct.

7:28 - Kids point out differences when they see differences, and we don't need to shut that down.

9:13 - Being open to your own child's curiosity while helping them from "othering" the child they are asking questions of.

15:25 - When your child says something that has the potential to offend the person they are speaking to, how can we use that experience to facilitate conversations you may not otherwise have the opportunity to have.

18:49 - Helping your child imagine what it may feel like for the other person to receive this type of question.

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