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- Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio to assemble 3,200 bags of clothing for Lorain County kids - WKYC.com
- From clothing to cooking style to game playing, these girls stepped back to the 1860s - Kansas City Star
- When children's stores reopen, let's leave boys’ and girls’ sections behind - The Guardian
- Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: Shop kids and baby clothes and shoes - NBC News
| Posted: 23 Aug 2020 04:09 PM PDT  LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio — The Lorain County branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio is planning a large clothing drive to distribute clothing to kids in need. The branch will be assembling bags of clothing between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekdays beginning on Monday, August 24 through Friday, September 4. Clothing bags will begin to be distributed to families who ordered them starting September 11. The distribution comes as a partnership between the Clubs, Lorain County Commissioners and the county's Department of Job & Family Services. Federal TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) funds are used to buy and distribute the clothing. Each bag of clothing will be about $350 worth of clothing. Families will have a choice between a uniform, play or combination package. "Depending on the family's selection, the child will receive a book bag, gym shoes, 3-in-1 coat, khakis or joggers, polos or t-shirts, hoodie sweatshirt, socks and hats," according to a press release from the Clubs. Distribution of the bags will take place on five dates at two Club locations, the Desich Family Campus and the Elyria South Community Center. The dates and times are as follows: September 11 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; September 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; September 18 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; September 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and September 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m..  |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content]From clothing to cooking style to game playing, these girls stepped back to the 1860s Kansas City Star  |
| When children's stores reopen, let's leave boys’ and girls’ sections behind - The Guardian Posted: 13 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT Back in February, when people still went into stores to buy things for their kids, a California state assembly member, Evan Low, introduced AB 2826. The bill would require retailers with 500 or more employees to stop dividing toys, clothes and childcare items into boys' and girls' sections; those who didn't would face a $1,000 fine. To some parents, this seemed overboard and unnatural. Scientist Barbies and macho black Easy-Bake ovens are one thing, but forcing stores to abandon gendered sections? That ignored biological reality. As one California mom noted, "We wanna raise our daughter to know she's a girl, that's how she was born, that's how she will live … I want my daughter to dress like a girl and I want my boys to dress like boys and I want those sections to be separated." The president of a religious freedom-defending non-profit remarked that "Compassion for our LGBTQ+ friends and neighbors does not require us to embrace absurdities on gender." But this is not an LGBTQ+ kids' issue; it affects children of every sex and gender identity, and it's far from absurd. One parent appreciated the expedient shopping wrought by placing boy and girl stuff close together, but even she didn't question where our ideas of "boy stuff" and "girl stuff" originated, or how we came to believe that girls liking pink, or boys liking balls, was natural. As stores are in various stages of reopening, and the retail world sputters to life again – whether or not it's safe to or should – it's a good time to understand how recent the practice of segregating children's toys, clothes and colors by sex is. Until the early part of the 20th century in America, babies generally wore white dresses. As they got older, they wore dresses of different colors and had long hair until school age, around six. Gender, sex and sexuality were all meshed in people's minds, so parents didn't want to emphasize their baby's sex because it was connected to sexuality: to see a kid as a future man or woman was to see them as a sexual being. As historian Jo B Paoletti has noted, young kids were dressed according to age, not sex. This shifted at the dawn of the 20th century with the rise of sexology – the study of human sexuality – which classified gay people as their own group. Although early experts debated whether or not homosexuality was wrong, homophobia eventually won. Since many believed that homosexuality was the result of nurture, not nature, parents began to raise boys as little men, to teach them early how to perform gender roles. Delicate and beautiful things like lace and flowers, which had been gender-neutral, were stripped from boys' clothes, and relegated to girls'. Balls and manly animals like bears appeared on boys' outfits, conveying the message that they should not be feminine. According to the research of sociologist Elizabeth Sweet, toys followed a similar trajectory. They were relatively ungendered at the beginning of the 20th century, but also began to communicate and inculcate gender roles by the 1920s: engineering toys for boys and mop-and-broom sets for girls. Meanwhile, the idea that pink is for girls and blue for boys is a mid-20th-century construction, and one department stores debated once the idea of separate colors for each sex took hold. Initially, Filene's, Best's and Marshall Fields declared pink a boys' color, since it was associated with red. Blue was for girls, recalling the Virgin Mary. Pink became more associated with girls in the 1950s, courtesy of President Dwight D Eisenhower's wife's obsession with it – we've all seen those mid-century "Mamie pink" bathrooms. A reprieve from hyper-gendering occurred in the 1970s – that tomboy heyday when many girls were encouraged to reach across the pink/blue divide and take anything they wanted: clothes, activities, boisterous personalities associated with boyhood. The same cultural forces that sidelined tomboys in the media, from feminist backlash to a declining birthrate, resulted in the creation of the hyper-gendered norm. Dr Sweet found that, in the 1990s, toys became as gendered as they had between the wars. So did clothes. But there is nothing natural about these childhood gender divisions, nor are they good for kids, even if they are good for retailers' and manufacturers' bottom lines. Many mistake these cultural shifts for biological realities, taking offense, or worrying, when their children don't stay on their respective side of the pink/blue divide, no matter how recent that divide is, or how much of a cultural construction. Carol Martin, a professor of child development at Arizona State University, has found that kids like a toy because it is marked as sex-appropriate; girls, for instance, are drawn to something pink and princessy not because of a biological attraction, but because those are the ways that they communicate belonging to the girl group; trans girls follow much the same pattern. When kids like an ungendered toy, they assume it is for their gender category because they like it. Boys like dolls so much that action figures – dolls for boys – are a $1.71bn industry. But they had to be gendered for boys to feel comfortable embracing them.  Gendering kids' toys and clothes limits their growth and development in all kinds of ways, and creates an environment where kids shame and police each other for reaching across that divide. Researchers found that making science materials in pastel colors lowered boys' engineering aptitude – it made engineering too girlie. When any toy is gender color-coded and pitched as for one sex, one study found, a kid of that sex may gravitate toward it – or avoid it if it's not gender-coded to include them. But they should reach across that divide. Girls' toys tend to foster nurturing and communication; boys tend to promote spatial skills and leadership. We want our children to develop all those skills, but gendering them makes them harder to access and develop. None of those things needs to belong to one kind of kid. As Assembly Member Low notes, "separating items that are traditionally marketed for either girls or boys … incorrectly implies that their use by one gender is inappropriate." Research shows that it's not hard to change perceptions. One study, aptly named "Counterstereotyping can change children's thinking about boys' and girls' toy preferences," showed how communicating that trucks are for girls and boys like dolls opens and changes kids' minds. Simply showing kids pictures of girls playing with Lego bricks and boys playing with pink stuffies helps them understand how natural it is for them to embrace all kinds of toys, colors, clothes and skill sets. Some stores have already promoted this cross-gender embrace. Target stopped gendering toy sections in 2015. The British department store John Lewis stopped separating boys' and girls' clothing in 2017. I would much prefer to see this important shift occur voluntarily, rather than be legislated, but sometimes the law leads the zeitgeist. The truth is, we already embrace absurdities on gender – namely, that there is a "normal" way to be a boy or a girl, or that those are the only two categories. It is absurd to believe that pink and rainbows and hearts and kindness are for girls and blue and trucks and balls and roughness are for boys. As stores reopen, they can discontinue the homophobic and sexist practice of hyper-gendering kids' material worlds, which has nothing to do with being Christian, nor does it have to do specifically with the LGBTQ+ community. This is a practice that will benefit all children – boys, girls, intersex kids and those who identify any number of ways, from genderfluid to trans, and those who identify as straight, cisgender, too. Lisa Selin Davis is the author of Tomboy: The Surprising History & Future of Girls, out now  |
| Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: Shop kids and baby clothes and shoes - NBC News Posted: 11 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT The 2020 Nordstrom Anniversary Sale arrives just in time for back to school shopping. You can preview the sale online now, and start shopping if you have a Nordstrom credit card or are a Nordy Club reward member. Opening on Aug. 19 to the public, Nordstrom offers discounted prices on kids clothing and shoes they can wear whether they're returning to the classroom or attending online school. Brands like Steve Madden, The North Face and Adidas offer new fall fashion pieces, bestselling items and basics like t-shirts and jeans. Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale also includes a selection of baby clothes, shoes and accessories, in addition to styles for toddlers. You'll find strollers, car seats and highchairs, too, as well a foldable bath tub. Take advantage of these deals until Nordstrom's sale closes on Aug. 30, at which point prices for all items will go up. Here are 19 kids items you can purchase at a discount during Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale. Be sure to shop as soon as you have access to the sale – items like a Nike baby sweatsuit and a Joe's girl's denim skirt have already sold out. Girls1. The North Face Mossbud Swirl Reversible Water Repellent Hooded JacketKids will stay dry on damp fall days and warm during winter snowstorms while wearing this jacket. It's reversible — one side is covered in water-repellent taffeta and the other is made from plush silky-soft fleece — so kids can choose which side to show off depending on the weather. The Dramatic Plum jacket has The North Face's Heatseeker insulation and a hood to keep kids from getting chilly, plus two front pockets and a zip closure.  2. Joe's The Wyatt High Rise Wide Leg Crop Corduroy JeansWide leg jeans are a trendy piece to add to a back-to-school wardrobe. These pants are made from Rose Smoke-colored stretchy corduroy and the legs are cropped with lightly frayed edges. They also have five pockets and a zip fly with a button closure.  3. Habitual Girl Hacci Knot Front JumpsuitThis dressy-yet-casual jumpsuit can be worn to virtual or (socially-distant) in-person birthday parties, along with school events. It also comes in Black – which makes it easy to layer cardigans or other accessories on top – and has a V-neck with hidden button-and-loop closure. The jumpsuit also features a removable tie belt.  4. Tucker + Tate Stripe Cuff Peplum Cotton Blend SweaterPair this cozy sweater with a pair of jeans or leggings for a stylish outfit. It comes in a light Ivory Egret color with a rainbow pattern on the bottom of the sleeves, and is made from a stretchy cotton blend. The sweater features a peplum, too, which adds a flowy touch.  5. PJ Salvage Long Sleeve Notch Collar PajamasThese polyester pajamas make a statement at a virtual sleepover. They are covered with rainbows and hearts, and are machine-washable. The set comes with a button-down long sleeve shirt and pant bottoms that feature an elastic waist.  6. Steve Madden JCrusin' Metallic Platform SneakerAll eyes will be on these shoes if kids walk down the hallways in them. They're made from Pewter metallic faux leather that give the shoes sparkle and shine. The sneakers are set on a half-inch platform and a studded band wraps around the heel.  Boys7. Joe's Brixton Stretch JeansThese jeans are made from stretch denim, so kids can run around on the playground in them without feeling restricted. They have an interior adjustable waistband and feature five pockets. Nordstrom says these jeans run large and suggest ordering them one size down.  8. 1901 Chukka BootKids will look all grown up while sporting these Cognac Multi Faux Leather chukka boots. They come in sizes for younger and older children, starting at size 5M for those just beginning to walk. The shoes feature blue contrast panels at the heel and on the tongue's pull-up tab, and have a side zip closure so kids can easily get these shoes on and off by themselves.  9. Treasure & Bond Essential Heathered T-ShirtA classic t-shirt made from breathable, comfortable cotton and can be worn on its own or layered under a cozy jacket. It's available in three colors: Grey Dark Heather and Olive Sarma Heather. Purchasing this shirt gives back to those in need, too – when you buy Treasure & Bond items, Nordstrom will donate 2.5 percent of net sales to organizations that work to empower youth.  10. Vineyard Vines Block Island PoloToddlers and little boys, can keep this dual-tone polo in their closets for special occasions. The Grey top is made from a soft heathered cotton blend and features a light blue contrast collar and chest pocket. Pair this polo with chinos for a more formal look, or dress it down with Nike sneakers.  11. Adidas Superstar Trefoil Print Track JacketAdidas designed its iconic Trefoil logo almost 50 years ago, and it's printed all over this black track jacket. It has a front zip closure and side seam pockets, with accents like its black collar and signature white stripes down the sleeves. Nordstrom recommends ordering a size down if a child is in between sizes, as the machine-washable jacket runs large.  12. Nike Dry Training ShortsDuring sports practice or gym class, these training shorts will keep kids cool and comfortable. They're made from Dri-FIT moisture-wicking fabric and have two side-seam pockets as well as an elastic drawstring waist. The shorts come in two colors: Black/White and Ghost Green/White.  Baby13. Patagonia Furry Friends Fleece HoodieBabies will be extra warm in this fleece zip-front hoodie during the colder months. It features animal ears on top of the hood, and has white contrast pockets and trim. The soft jacket is machine-washable and comes in size 12 to 18 M.  14. Little Me Embroidered Kitty Sweatshirt & Leggings SetThis baby girl set comes with a crewneck sweatshirt that features an embroidered kitten design and a back button closure. The sweatshirt plays off the cotton cheetah print leggings, which have an elastic waistband. This set comes in three sizes: 12 M, 18 M and 24 M.  15. Maxi-Cosi Zelia Max 5-in-1 Modular Travel SystemThis set includes a lightweight, compact stroller and a Micro MAX 30 infant car seat with a base. The stroller is great for newborns – its seat transforms into a lay-flat pram bassinet – and can be used with children up to 30 pounds, featuring rear- and forward-facing seat options. The stroller has lockable swivel wheels, a height-adjustable handle and an underseat storage basket to hold accessories.  16. Tucker + Tate 2-Pack Short Sleeve BodysuitsLayer these onesies under pants and a shirt, or babies can wear them on their own. They have snaps between legs, which makes for easy diaper changes, and a chest pocket that adds a cute touch. The set comes with two bodysuits in two different colors.  17. Baby Bling 2-Pack Fab-Bow-Lous HeadbandsAdd a stylish flare to your little girl's outfit, with a bow headband. Available in packs of two and made from stretchy, comfortable nylon. The bow sets are available in three colors Camel/Sienna, Ruby/Ivory and Sunset/Light Orchid — so you can easily match her headband to the rest of her outfit.  18. Little Giraffe Luxe Baby BlanketLay this blanket down on the floor for babies to play on, or add it to the stroller for added warmth during a walk. It's made from soft polyester faux fur and has a satin trim. This blanket comes in seven colors, from soft Pink and Blue to neural Charcoal and Cream.  19. Nuna PIPA Lite LX Infant Car Seat & Two Bases BundleThis car seat comes with two bases, so you can install one in your car and keep the other one handy for traveling. It has a comfortable headrest with memory foam cushioning and a UPF 50+ canopy shield that shields babies from the sun. This car seat is airline-certified for use with its base and is lightweight, coming in at under six pounds.  More shopping guides and recommendationsCatch up on the latest from NBC News Shopping guides and recommendations and download the NBC News app for full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak  |
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