1. A school district in Virgina wants to ban cross-dressing among its students. The Suffolk school district wants kids to only wear clothes that reflect their gender. Um, does that even entail? No pink polo shirts for boys? Nothing with a sports team for girls? Apparently the school district thinks this will help kids that could be a target for bullies.
4. Speaking of big talks with your young kids, what about explaining mixed race and same sex couples to young kids as they relate to babies and genes and all that? We love that Peggy Orenstein is taking over the Motherlode blog this week.
5. We don’t even know what to say about all these child geniuses.
When you walk by the White House on E street later this summer, the south garden might look a little different. Advocating fresh, local foods as the primary way to improve the health of the nations’ families, Michelle Obama is busily planning an 1100 square foot vegetable patch. She intends the garden to be a family project, expecting that her husband and daughters will be involved in the maintenance and production of the food they consume. Read more...
