There Be Dragons

Part 1 of 3 in our Galaxy Guides Pack: Exploring Bodily Autonomy and Healthy Sexuality for Children featuring a conversation with Queer Black Mama, Kristianna Smith

How do we give young kids the freedom to explore their sexuality without getting triggered by the fucked existence of the world? 

Submitted by Kristianna Smith (she/they), parent of Ro, age 6 (she/they)

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At the age of 6, Ro (she/they) is an emerging theater and movement artist who imagines themselves in their favorite stories by playing with dramatic makeup and wearing fantastical costumes they create themselves.

While they are fully expressing themselves as a budding storyteller and performer, their mama, Kristianna (she/they) is enthusiastically supporting their creativity in every possible way while internally – alarms are going off. 

Kristianna’s desire to keep Ro safe has left them grappling with fears about how their child might be hypersexualized and body-shamed by coaches, parents, and their peers while they do the activities they love.

“There be dragons all down the path.” 

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Everyone can listen to an audio excerpt of our conversation below.

Paid subscribers will have access to the full conversation and Star Maps with a curated list of tools, activities, and resources to help parenting people better support children and youth as they explore bodily autonomy and healthy sexuality.

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