Here’s a clip of the song “Doing the Flower,” from Dottie’s Magic Pockets, the new live-action show for children of LGBT families (and their friends). (Warning: High risk of this song sticking in your head the entire evening.) For more Dottie, here’s a link to Dottie’s opening sequence, which sets the scene for the show, […]
I’ve updated the Mombian Shop with more recommendations for LGBT-friendly children’s books, books about LGBT parenting, and some general children’s books and music I like. There are also links to automatically generated lists of baby products, household goods, tools, toys, and more—making it easy to do all your holiday shopping. I do get a fee
Sperm, as Helen and I have noted in several of our video blogs, is only the start of the lesbian-parenting journey (and isn’t part of the journey at all for adoptive parents). Choosing sperm is important while you’re doing it, and children may develop a natural curiosity about their donors, but most of us are
A very happy first night of Hanukkah to those of you observing it. If your family comes from multiple traditions, like mine, then I wish you joy as you make latkes in the shape of Christmas trees, or do whatever you do to honor and celebrate your interwoven diversity in this season of miracles and
As many of you know, my partner Helen and I have a fondness for making toys from PVC pipes. We’ve done a PVC pipe construction set, a rain stick and even a wild musical pipe set that at least one reader has copied to great success. Today, I wanted to assure you that we’re not
Children’s musicians Erin Lee and Marci bring us the next of their regular posts with thematic recommendations for kid-friendly music, plus activities to make the songs an interactive experience for the whole family. This month’s highlights include one song that “celebrates the friendship and tenacity of two birds that are told their relationship is ‘obscene’
It’s World AIDS Day. AVERT, an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, gives us the following statistics: According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.2 million people living with HIV, including 2.5 million children [and 15.4 million women]. During 2007 some 2.5 million people became newly infected with the virus. Around half
