Gender Identity & Sexuality (Books): Adults, Teens, & Children

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• A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns—Archie Bongiovanni & Tristan Jimerson

• Gender Failure—Ivan Coyote & Rae Spoon

• Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens & Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity

• Beyond the Gender Binary—Alok Vaid-Menon

• The Remedy: Queer & Trans Voices on Health & Healthcare—Zena Sharman

• It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity—Theresa Thorn (all ages)

• We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir— Samra Habib

• 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion in School-Based Physical Activity Programs—PHE/EPS Canada

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Parenting (Books):

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• Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos—Lucy Knisley

 

Body Image & Eating (Books): Children

 

• Celebrate Your Body—Sonya Renee Taylor (ages 8-10)

• Her Body Can—Ady Meschke & Katie Crenshaw (ages 1-8)

• I am Enough—Grace Byers (ages 4+)

• Love Your Body—Jessica Sanders (ages 8+)

• Bodies Are Cool—Tyler Feder (all ages)

 

Body Image & Eating (Books): Parents

 

• Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating—Christy Harrison

• The Gentle Eating Book—Sarah Ockwell-Smith

 

Introduction to Sexual Health (Books): Children

 

• The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families—Rachel E. Simon (ages 8-12)

• Celebrate Your Body 2: The Ultimate Puberty Book for Preteen and Teen Girls—Dr. Carrie Leff and Dr. Lisa Klein (ages 10-18) 

• HelloFlo: The Guide, Period.—Naama Bloom (ages 9+) 

• Drawn to Sex: The Basics—Ericka Moen and Matthew Nolan (ages 10+)

• Drawn to Sex: Our Bodies and Health—Ericka Moen and Matthew Nolan (ages 10+)

• A Quick and Easy Guide to Consent—Isabella Rotman (ages 12+) 

• It’s Perfectly Normal—Robie Harris and Michael Emberley (ages 10+) 

• Can We Talk About Consent?: A book about freedom, choices, and agreement—Justin Hancock (ages 13+)

• Guy Talk: The Ultimate Body Book for Boys (ages 8+)

• Amazing You: Getting Smart About Your Body Parts—Dr. Gail Saltz (all ages)

• Some Cats Just Want to be Looked At—Nicole Lesavoy (ages 1-8)

• Can I Give You a Squish?—Emily Neilson (ages 1-8) 

• Let’s Talk About It—Erika Moen & Mattew Nolan (ages 13+)

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Body Image & Eating (Online Resources): Parents & Children

 

• Body positive book guide for boys: https://www.cbc.ca/parents/learning/view/seven-books-to-help-boys-with-body-image-issues

• Comprehensive list of books and other resources: https://www.confidentbody.net/further-reading.html

• More at: https://sexpositivefamilies.com/resources/ (You can filter by resource type)