Honoring Trans Parents and Families

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Honoring Trans Parents and Families

Trans Parent Day is an annual event established in 2009 that honors both transgender parents and parents who have trans children. It always falls on the first Sunday of the month. We just celebrated on Sunday, November 3. According to a new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law (2020), an estimated 19% of transgender adults in the U.S. are parents.

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Someone asked us recently about our favorite books to give the parents of a new baby, and we couldn’t love this question more.

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Someone asked us recently about our favorite books to give the parents of a new baby, and we couldn’t love this question more.

A family library builds a love of literacy from a young age, and reading to a child is proven to be one of the best things a caring adult can do to support their cognitive development. Reading together creates opportunities for healthy affection and intimacy, like ensuring that some pleasant snuggling time is a regular part of a bedtime routine.

Here are some of our favorite children’s books with beautiful art and meaningful messages that we encourage you to share with the tiny humans you love…

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Auntie Lou is a cheek pincher. Nobody wants to sit next to her at Thanksgiving.→

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Auntie Lou is a cheek pincher. Nobody wants to sit next to her at Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is coming! Grammy, Grandpop! Aunties, Uncles, Cousins! Yay! We love those big, boisterous family and friend gatherings! Hugs and all the feels throughout the winter holiday season! Yay! Right? Of course we want our kids to have warm and loving relationships in our circle of friends and family. Of course we want Auntie Lou and all our venerable elders to feel honored and respected at these important get-togethers. But,

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