Gender
Gender
A proper little lady
Topics: gender stereotypes and roles, diversity.
Fiction
Annabella Jones decides that today she will be a proper little lady and sets off to play in her very best dress! But the Proper Little Lady runs into all sorts of adventures - climbing trees, even playing football and arrives home looking a little less proper.
Age: 3+ years.
ABC Splash
Learning resources mapped to Australian Curriculum. Includes: videos about the human body, viruses, bacteria.
Gender Spectrum
Gender Spectrum helps to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.
LGBTI
Talk Soon. Talk Often: a guide for parents talking to their kids about sex (newly updated!) - FREE
A WA Department of Health booklet developed to support parents to initiate regular and relaxed conversations with their children about relationships and sexuality. Age and stage appropriate information for parents with children birth to teens. First published 2011, updated in 2019.
The sissy duckling
Topics: emotional literacy, friendships, bullying, stereotypes, gender, families.
Fiction
A funny and touching story of a duckling who embraces his identity. Elmer is not like the other boy ducklings. While they like to build forts, he loves to bake cakes. While they like to play baseball, he wants to put on the halftime show. Elmer is a great big sissy. But when his father is wounded by a hunter’s shot, Elmer proves that the biggest sissy can also be the greatest hero.
Age: 5 to 8 years.
Top tips from Talk soon. Talk often. - FREE
Top 20 tips for talking to kids about relationships and sexuality and the top 10 reasons why we must talk soon and often. An A4 flyer that outlines the tips included in the Talk soon. Talk often book on page 10-11 and 76-77.