Perhaps your child, like mine, is mildly obsessed with coffee: coffee drinks, coffee ice cream, coffee-flavored confections. When D was younger and asked for tastes of coffee—something I drink occasionally—I told her, “The caffeine will stunt your growth, and you need all the help you can get.” (We’re not the tallest family.) As D entered […]
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Men working: how gendered language affects our kids
As I turned onto my street a few weeks ago, I saw a bright orange, diamond-shaped sign that said, “Men Working.” I passed by the crew of five. Were any women working? No. And why would they be? It’s clearly labeled that men will repair the street. So why would a girl, my eight-year-old daughter, […]