by Leah Irby | Jan 27, 2023 | Connecting with Trans & Nonbinary Kids, Parenting
(And how to show support for your young child if you think they are trans or non-binary.) Has your child started to tell you that they are a different gender than you thought? Or has your child asked to use a different pronoun than what you have been using or...
by Leah Irby | Jan 19, 2023 | Parenting, Parenting Autistic Kids
When a child is naturally curious and wants to do all sorts of interesting things, can you find a way to stop them without using the word “No”? When you start by yelling at your child, “No! don’t touch the lamp above the kitchen table.”...
by Leah Irby | May 13, 2022 | Connecting with Trans & Nonbinary Kids, Parenting
There is a long patriarchal tradition that says that appearing as female is not acceptable if we think you might be male. But, years ago, we accepted that women and girls can wear pants and suits. But, somehow, it is not ok for men and nonbinary folks to wear a dress...
by Leah Irby | Mar 16, 2022 | Connecting with Trans & Nonbinary Kids
As I have been writing about my first children’s book which was published in December of 2021, people have been asking what inspired me? So I wanted to take this chance to explain a bit more about the story behind the first story and who the characters are that...
by Leah Irby | Dec 10, 2021 | Parenting, Parenting Autistic Kids
My debut music album is titled Grace, So Amazing. It’s a play around on the words of the familiar hymn Amazing Grace. Some of which you can hear in that track’s music. This music collection is for those who are struggling and wondering: When will my dream...
by Leah Irby | Nov 28, 2021 | Connecting with Trans & Nonbinary Kids, Parenting
It’s been a long process over this past year of finally getting to the point where my first book, of the Gender Rainbow series, is nearly ready to be released. There is something magical about producing my first book. It started out as a birthday present for my...
