Eps 497: Inclusivity through fashion with Elizabeth Brunner

Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

My guest today is Elizabeth Brunner, the founder of StereoType Kids, a gender-inclusive fashion brand inspired by her boy/girl twins. Elizabeth shares her story, what gender-inclusivity means to her, and what blended fashion is. We talk on unlearning social norms & gender stereotypes, and I share a surprising story of a time this came up for me personally when Ian was young. Elizabeth shares the difference between how people react when her daughter dresses more traditionally-masculine versus when her son dresses in more traditionally-feminine clothes and how she coached her son to reply when someone tells him what he “can’t wear.” I bring up the dance between encouraging our daughters to express and wear whatever they want while still keeping them safe from dangerous people.

Takeways from the show

• Get to know StereoType Kids, a gender-inclusive fashion brand
• What is gender-inclusivity? What is blended fashion?
• “We try to fit into society and society norms, and that’s not actually normal. We’re meant to be expressive.”
• Unlearning social norms
• We don’t realize all of our conditioning until we have to confront it
• Being curious about our responses to our child(ren)
• “Me is all I want to be.”
• Keep growing, keep being curious, & keep discovering new parts of yourself

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