God Made Boys and Girls: Helping Children Understand the Gift of Gender / God Made Me Unique

God Made Boys and Girls: Helping Children Understand the Gift of Gender

by 

Marty Machowski

Hardcover: 32 pages

Publisher: New Growth Press; 1 edition 

ISBN-13: 978-1645070313

God Made Boys and Girls helps children understand that their gender is a gift from the God who made them and loves them. The story begins as the girls and boys at Grace Christian School are discussing if boys will always be boys and girls will always be girls. Their teacher explains that God gives each of us the gift of being male or female before we are born, and that you continue to be a boy or a girl whether you like to climb trees or play house, play tag or color pictures, cause a ruckus or sit quietly.

In a world where there is so much confusion about gender and identity, pastor and best-selling author Marty Machowski shares the simple, clear truth that all of us are made in God's image as either male or female and what God made is very good! Included at the back of the book is a special section just for parents and caregivers that gives biblical guidance and help as they have this important conversation with their children.

My thoughts:  GOD MADE BOYS AND GIRLS is a timely reminder that regardless of interests, boys are boys and girls are girls.

In today's day and age there is a concerted effort to let people pick their own gender, feel like a different gender (which could change by the day), or "Become" a different gender (which could change you physically but not your genetic makeup.)

I applaud Marty Machowski for tastefully tackling this controversial topic and giving parents and conservative Christian educators a well-written book to share with their children to counteract the gender confusion issue.

I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.

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God Made Me Unique: Helping Children See Value in Every Person 

Hardcover 

August 19, 20109

by Joni and Friends (Author), Trish Mahoney (Illustrator), Joni Eareckson Tada (Foreword)

Hardcover: 32 pages

Publisher: New Growth Press

ISBN-13: 978-1948130707

God Made Me Unique helps Christian parents and caregivers teach children that God creates every person in the image of God and each individual has tremendous value, regardless of his or her appearance or abilities. The story is set in a classroom where a new student is introduced who has a disability and his classmates learn to ask questions and gain an understanding about their new friend.

God Made Me Unique will help eliminate fear and misconceptions about those who have special needs and emphasizes that every person deserves to be treated with kindness and respect. The inviting illustrations and rhyming prose make this a fun and engaging read for even little children to help them understand the complexity of a vast variety of disabilities and that each person was made by God and deserves to be treated with love and respect. Children often have many questions about disabilities thanks to their curious minds so the back of the book has additional information and resources to equip parents to talk with their children about this important subject.

My thoughts: GOD MADE ME UNIQUE is a special book designed to teach children about special needs children. It covers a lot of different disabilities, with some short definitions and a guide to teach children more about the topic.

As a parent with disabilities, I appreciate the message in the book and the gentle way its presented. This book would be great for a daycare, preschool, Christian school, or church to have in its children's library. Also good for parents of children with disabilities or who know children with disabilities.

I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.

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