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Teaching Children about Gender

The issue seems to be apt at the moment, for there was a good article in the Times today about a speech by the writer Ian McEwan critical of the current trend to think that gender can just be "picked from the shelf" as it were. The ...

frankbeswick, on 04/02/2016

How to Write Publishable Academic Articles

Thanks so much for saying so, @frankbeswick. It is gratifying to help others succeed.

Sheri_Oz, on 04/02/2016

How to Write Publishable Academic Articles

Sheri, this is a first class article that should be of immense use to people who want to write academic articles.

frankbeswick, on 04/02/2016

How to Write Publishable Academic Articles

Over the years, in my profession, I have published articles in "Adolescence", "The Journal of Feminist Family Therapy", "Sexual and Relationship Therapy", and "The Journal of Child Sexual Abuse", to name a few.

Sheri_Oz, on 04/02/2016

Teaching Children about Gender

Very well put, @frankbeswick!

Sheri_Oz, on 04/02/2016

Teaching Children about Gender

The experience of transgender people is that while gender identity can be taught, acceptance cannot be forced, as a sense of gender rises up from deep within the individual.Take the case of Lady Campbell, who was wrongly identified at birth as ...

frankbeswick, on 04/02/2016

Teaching Children about Gender

@BrendaReeves - I am sufficiently not PC to agree with you. With all due respect to peoples' rights to self-define, that is going too far. They should check how American Samoa handles this situation, given that they openly accept this "third" ...

Sheri_Oz, on 04/01/2016

Teaching Children about Gender

Sheri, I read in a magazine about expecting parents who weren't going to tell their child if they were a boy or girl. They wanted the child to choose what he/she wanted to be. At the time, I thought people have lost their minds in this country. ...

BrendaReeves, on 04/01/2016

House Cats vs. Yard Cats

I've lost four indoor/outdoor cats where I live. The cat I have now is a scaredy cat so she won't leave the backyard. I don't let her out during the morning while the birds are feeding. She stays on the deck most of the time sunbathing.

BrendaReeves, on 04/01/2016

Hello Kitty Halloween Party

Nice selection. This should work for birthdays as well as Halloween.

blackspanielgallery, on 04/01/2016

Woodland Fungi

Even the poisonous kinds are good subject matter for photography. Nice treatment of the subject.

blackspanielgallery, on 04/01/2016

Woodland Fungi

Thanks. The basic rule for foraging is don't pick what you don't know, and if you are uncertain don't eat. Another rule is not to pick button mushrooms, as the button stages of many species are so much alike that you cannot discern the ...

frankbeswick, on 04/01/2016

Woodland Fungi

Frank You got that together quickly after my suggestion. Ty for posting this and especially so quickly. This is hugely informative and a warning too. A great read . Well done. Even after reading though I would not have the confidence to ...

Veronica, on 04/01/2016

Painting a Cat in Infinite Painter

Thanks! I really like the Note Pro for its big screen and the S Pen stylus! I hope Samsung will release a new version of it!

EllieTaylorArtist, on 04/01/2016

Woodland Fungi

Thanks, I am glad that you liked the article.

frankbeswick, on 04/01/2016