Resources for Raising Conscious Kids: July 2023 Edition

As an agency, Bridgetown Baby is deeply committed to confronting bias within ourselves, building our skills, and creating an inclusive model of care that authentically serves our clients and contributes to culture change. This is work we all can do. It starts with us; it continues with our children - and we are their most important teachers. Each month, we'll be sharing resources for talking with kids about bias, celebrating diversity, and actions our families can take to create a world we all can live in.

Summer is a time for getting out and about after the darker, wetter months of the winter and spring - for parents and littles alike, a baby carrier is a great tool for these adventures.

Upsy-Daisy, Baby!: How Families Around the World Carry Their Little Ones illustrates some of the many ways that babies and toddlers around the globe are carried through their days by their caregivers. It’s a sweet read-aloud with lots of details to point out to curious young readers; their eyes will be drawn to the faces of babies, kids, parents, aunties, and grandparents rendered in bold cut paper designs.

For older babies and toddlers who object to the confinement of the carrier from time to time, seeing kids like them carried by adults and older siblings may normalize baby wearing and make it more fun. For preschool-aged kids, the view into practices of other cultures and societies will feed their curiosity about the wider world.

Find Upsy-Daisy, Baby!: How Families Around the World Carry Their Little Ones at your local library, or purchase at your local independent book shop or online at Powell’s.com.