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Gendered Language Development: Differences and Consequences
By: Susan Harris Howell | August 1, 2013
This session explores differences in the way we communicate with male and female children and how these differences influence the way males and females learn to communicate with the opposite sex.
Learning to Co-Parent
By: Kendall Potter | September 5, 2012
Even though my husband and I had exhausted (or so we thought) the topic of co-parenting our new son together, we kept finding the discussion needed some clarification. And we often found that the topic needed finessing during a diaper change or feeding session in the wee hours of the morning, when both the need [...]
Now Panic and Freak Out: Reflections on Role-Swapping for Parents
By: Jennifer and Luke Reynolds | September 5, 2012
Picture this: A young American couple arrives in York, England with their two-year-old son to start their new life—the mother to return to school and earn a PhD at the University of York, the father to become a stay-at-home-dad. Amidst a light drizzle, they walk the streets of York on their first day in [...]
Praising Achievement: Strategies for Developing Your Children’s Confidence
By: Susan Harris Howell | September 5, 2012
“I made an A on my math exam!” your child exclaims. “Great! You are so talented!” you respond. Or you might say, “That studying really paid off. You’ve worked hard!” On the surface, both sound like compliments. Both congratulate the child on a job well done. Both convey your pride. Yet, they are [...]
“It Takes a Village to Raise a Child”
By: Susan McCoubrie, Jo Ellen Heil | September 5, 2012
Throughout Scripture we see numerous relationships which are as strong and loving as any biological bonds. In the Old Testament, Ruth's loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi and Jonathan's friendship with David are well-known. The prophet Elijah mentored his successor Elisha so well that when he was carried to heaven in a whirlwind, Elisha cried out, “ [...]
Raising an Egalitarian Son
By: Susan McLeod-Harrison | September 5, 2012
“God is a woman,” my son, Micah, announced one day last summer when he was still three. Then he added, “You can see Mama, but you can’t see God.” My husband had just explained that it was God who made the peas we were shelling in the shade of our tree. Intrigued [...]
Moving Away from Subtle Extremity
By: Kelsey Seifert, Jonathan Aigner | March 5, 2012
It can be disorienting to grow up with such strong messages about men, women, and “biblical” roles. At times it feels like an inescapable pressure. Because very little is overt, the pressure feels phantom.
Gender and Inheritance
By: Beulah Wood | July 31, 2011
Hidden behind much patriarchal thinking is a pervasive patrilineal worldview. The belief that the family line is a male line and that males own and inherit the resources, has colored nearly all our cultures in the past and still accounts for much oppression and sidelining of women. Beulah will speak from her experience in south [...]
A Letter to My Baby Girl
By: MaryAnn Nguyen-Kwok | March 5, 2011
Before you were born, your father and I chose not to learn your gender. We knew we'd love you and raise you with the same values and opportunities—boy or girl. When the doctor announced that you were a girl, we were overjoyed.
Ten Fun Ways Youth Groups Can Begin to Think About Beauty and Body Image...Biblically
By: Margot Starbuck | March 5, 2011
Today women and girls are bombarded with messages meant to persuade us that we’re not really acceptable the way we are. And even though we’ve been told, at church, that “God thinks you’re beautiful,” we’re not feeling the love. Because it’s much easier to believe what we receive from the [...]