Jodie was inspired to write Born Ready to show how an entire community can be flexible and change for those they love. I'm also not always inclined to have all the answers in meetings. Jodie Patterson, activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, shares her transgender sons experience in this important picture book about identity and acceptance. I'm known to ask a ton of questions in meetings. I always aim to build out a team for just about everything.ģ. I write everything down, thoughts, to-do lists, dreams, ideas, plans.Ģ. Moleskine notebooks for each subject of my focus: board chair, author, public speaker, homeowner, lover, mother. Meditate before going to bed every night.ġ. (And a ninja.) The problem is getting everyone else to realize it. Wash dirty hands as soon as you come home.ģ. Jodie Patterson, activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, shares her transgender sons experience in this important picture book about identity and acceptance.
Take dirty shoes off at the front door.Ģ. I have a playlist that is everything I’ve always wanted to say to the love of my life.
Which one lands, depends on the state of affairs that particular day.Ģ. So it's either a 2-mile run, or a 1-hour weights yoga situation, or morning sex. Read on to see what Jodie has to say about self-discovery, family, and experience as truth.1. We knew that Born Ready would totally be on the radar for our NYC parents, so we caught up with Jodie Patterson to dive deeper into what this book is all about. And if we do that - if we have the “beyond representation” mindset - we (kids and parents alike) just might discover what it means to love, learn from, and accept the people in our lives who are different from us. Instead, let’s look at how and why these communities are being represented. Yes, Born Ready is the trans, queer, and Black representation that we need, but let’s think beyond representation. We got the scoop on this must-read book, beautifully illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, that puts gender identity and gender fluidity in conversation with young readers and their parents. And in her debut children’s book, Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope, Jodie Patterson reminds us how to be there for our kids when they do. They teach us something new, something that opens up our perspective and redefines the way we relate to others. But every now and then, our kids surprise us. We learn how to talk to our kids about the world around us, we learn how to prioritize time for ourselves, we learn how to raise our little ones amidst a growing digital landscape (from TikTok to the new Instagram for kids and everything in between). Here at New York Family, we know that parenting is all about learning.
Photo: Yumi Matsuo Jodie Patterson Social Activist Children’s Book - Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope
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