Resources

The Imperfects Podcast: Dr. Billy Garvey From Boyz II Men, listen from 45 minutes for the section on porn, though the whole episode is worth listening to!

It’s Time We Talked

Websites for Gender:

Gender Spectrum

Gender Inclusive Schools Toolkit - Gender Spectrum

Johan Bavman – Swedish Dads

Miss Representation

The Mask You Live In

Pop Culture Detective - Boys Don’t Cry (Except When They Do)

Media Literacy:

Social Media and Youth Mental Health

Health Advisory on Social Media Use in Adolescence

Teens, Phones, and Mental Health

Good For Me Media

eSafety

How to Identify Fake News in 10 Steps

Critical Media Project

The Gender Ads Project

Let’s Talk About Sex and Consent on Popular Movies

Stalking for Love – Pop Culture Detective

Toy Ads and Learning Gender

Boys Don’t Cry (Except When They Do) - Pop Culture Detective

Anti-Racist Education:

Follow Dena Simmons on Instagram

Why We Can’t Afford Whitewashed Social Emotional Learning, Dena Simmons

Listen to The Power of SEL, Episode 3: How do Educators Navigate the Facts, Fiction, and Politics of SEL

Abolitionist Teaching Network

Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagment and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, - Zaretta Hammond

Race Dialogues: A Facilitator’s Guide to Tackling the Elephant in the Classroom, - Donna Rich Kaplowitz, Shayla Reese Griffin, Sheri Seyka

How to Talk Honestly With Children About Racism

Facing History and Ourselves

Learning For Justice

SEL4CA

Zinn Education Project

Social Justice Booklist for Children

In Session: The Teen Vogue Lesson Plans.

Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension, - Sarah K. Ahmed

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Mental Health and Somatics:

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathways to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, - Resmaa Menakem

The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture, - Gabor Maté with Daniel Maté

Trauma-Proofing Your Kids: A Parents’ Guide for Instilling Confidence, Joy, and Resilience, - Peter A. Levine & Maggie Kline

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, - Peter A. Levine

The Body Keeps the Score: Brian, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, - Bessel Van Der Kolk

Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing, David A. Treleaven

Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory, Deb Dana

iChill App

SE Crisis Stabilization and Safety Aid

Classroom Resources for SEL:

Chiji Cards

Partner Prompts

Table Topics

Lindsay Braman’s Feeling Wheel

Neurodiversity:

Neuroqueer Heresies, - Nick Walker

Jonathan Mooney Inspires New Perspectives

Nick Walker

The Real Experts: Readings for Parents of Autistic Children - (M. Sutton, Ed.). Autonomous Press

Steve Silberman: The Forgotten History of Autism

Autistic World Domination: How to Script Your Life, - Jolene Stockman

Sex Education and Gender for Adults:

Yes, Your Kid: What Parents Need to Know About Today’s Teens and Sex, Debby Herbenick

Sexual Values Activity

Amateur: A True Story About What Makes a Man, - Thomas Page McBee

Boys and Sex, - Peggy Orenstein

Come as You Are, - Emily Nagoski Ph.D.

Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage, - Rachel E. Gross

The Case for Cliteracy, Sophia Wallace

The Vulva Gallery

Delusions of Gender, - Cordelia Fine

Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection, - Niobe Way

For the Love of Men, - Liz Plank

The Gender Creative Child, - Diane Ehrensaft

Girls and Sex, - Peggy Orenstein

Magnificent Sex: Lessons From Extraordinary Lovers, - PeggyJ. Kleinplatz and A. Dana Ménard

Over the Top, - Jonathan Van Ness

Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane), - Gavin De Becker

Queer: A Graphic History, - Meg-John Barker and Julia Scheele

A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, - Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson

On Rethinking Sex and Consent, with Christine Emba and Michelle Marzullo

Real Teenagers, Fake Nudes: The Rise of Deepfakes in American Schools, The Daily

Comprehensive Guide: How to Educate & Protect Children and Teens from Sextortion

The Imperfects Podcast: Dr. Billy Garvey From Boyz II Men

Sex Education Books for Children/Teens:

Sex is a Funny Word, - Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth

What Makes a Baby, - Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth

You Know, Sex, - Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth

Wait, What? A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up, - Heather Corinna, Isabella Rotman, Luke Howard

The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids About Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families, - Rachel E Simon, Noah Grigni

Trans Teen Survival Guide, - Fox Fisher, Owl Fisher

Queer, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide For Teens, - Kathy Belge, Marke Bieschke

The Pride Guide: A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth, - Jo Langford

On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow!: A What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Boys, - Lynda Madaras

Ready, Set, Grow!: A What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Girls, - Lynda Madaras

What’s Happening to my Body – Book for Boys, - Lynda Madaras

What’s Happening to my Body – Book for Girls, - Lynda Madaras

The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods, - Robyn Steward

Sex: The All You Need to Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties, - Heather Corinna

Art:

Don’t Rape Series, Jennifer Buehner Varley

Celebrate Neurodiversity Print, Lionels Place

Nikki McClure

Parenting:

Is Snooping on Teenagers Ever O.K.?

On Responding to Online Cruelty With Dr. Elizabeth Englander

Parents Under Pressure: The U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents

The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired, Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

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