Raising LGBTQ ALLIES with author Chris Tompkins

What if we could transform people’s lives from the playground through adulthood?Chris’ book, RAISING LGBTQ ALLIES - A Parents Guide To Changing Messages From The Playground..transforms the conversation completely..What if you could be more understanding, acceptance, community and less pain in the world.. as a result of what we do NOW with our children (and ourselves)?ABOUT CHRIS TOMPKINSInstagram/Facebook/Twitter Handle @aroadtriptoloveAfter Chris Tompkins had been out of the closet for almost 15 years—and dedicated his life to LGBTQ advocacy work—his 6-year-old nephew, David, asked if the woman next to him at a family function was his girlfriend.Chris wondered, how could he not know that I was gay? So, in 2015, he wrote his family a letter to address a conversation he realized they weren’t having.Raising LGBTQ Allies, started as this letter,  and that letter became an article first published on HuffPost titled “Messages From the Playground: Healing Homophobia Before it Begins and Preventing Bullying Before it Starts,” a TEDx talk, a workshop, and a presentation that led to Chris working at Los Angeles Central Juvenile Hall to help support LGBTQ incarcerated youth.No matter who we are or where we come from, we all play on the same playground. There are certain collective societal messages we hear growing up that we either consciously or subconsciously believe. As a result, we develop certain belief systems from which we operate our lives. Raising LGBTQ Allies sheds light on the deeper, multi-faceted layers of homophobia. It opens up a conversation with parents around the possibility they may have an LGBTQ child, and shows how heteronormativity can be harmful if not addressed clearly and early. Although not every parent will have an LGBTQ child, their child will jump rope or play tag with a child who is LGBTQ.By showing readers the importance of having open and authentic conversations with children at a young age, Chris Tompkins walks parents through the many ways they can prevent new generations from adopting homophobic and transphobic beliefs, while helping them explore their own subconscious biases. Offering specific actions parents, family members, and caregivers can take to help navigate conversations, address heteronormativity, and challenge societal beliefs, Raising LGBTQ Allies serves as a guide to help normalize being LGBTQ from a young age. Creating allies and a world where closets don’t exist happens one child at a time. And it begins with each of us and what we say, as much as what we choose not to say._______________IP RESOURCES:*NEW OFFER:July 12th will be our 1st Midlife Fertility and Pregnancy Path Community and Coaching Session at 10AM Pacific.  If you’d like more information, Write: [email protected] RESOURCES:1. Experienced pregnancy loss? I have  something for you.. Just write me at:[email protected]. Looking to get pregnant over 40? I’ve got 7 steps to a healthy midlife pregnancy that worked for me and as well my clients?Write me at: [email protected] Fertility Pregnancy4.  FREE LIVE Q and A on youtube every Friday:This week..  @7/1/22 @9:00What do you really need?https://youtu.be/R-XIK0_2daUMidlife Fertility and pregnancy Instagram:@arielgreenandersson__________Imperfect Parenting Instagram@Ip_parentingImperfect Parenting Website:https://imperfectparenting.netIn Fall   Imperfect Parenting Community Opens!  Write me if you’d like to hear more.Support the showAs MENTIONED in the podcast: Times are strange in the world.. and there's so much possible..My gift for you.. is making my time more available to you during uncertain times:) I'm holding sacred space, just for my audience.What about a lift up? Space held for your story, going within, with a dash of clarity and grounding? $39 for 15 minutes of nourishing time.(click the link above)  If you enjoy that session.. and want more.. You can apply that $39 spent on that connect and grounding session you experience.. to a longer session:)..:)**********************Also, I am SOOOO proud of my husband for creating a cycling app that allows a calmer experience and space:Do you like to cycle?  Mats' new app is out! Definitely click and download Cyclanow, especially if you like less busy-ness in your world!:))_____IMPERFECT  ParentingFree parent de-stress tips:http://bit.ly/34TmARwInstagram: @Ip_parentingTik tok @imperfectparentingarielWebsite:https://imperfectparenting.netWrite me: [email protected]______...