Resources for Working Toward Peace
We believe strongly in our power - and your power - as a force for social change within our own families and the larger community.
And we all do more, and better, with information and guidance.
Moving forward, we will update this space with resources to support learning and to help you take simple actions that may have a profound impact.
Further Social Justice Learning and Resources
Each Mother’s Day, we bring the Bridgetown Baby community together to support an effort that is making life better for families - join us this year in supporting Portland New Family Fund.
Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message offers a rich take on the concept of gratitude that invites children and families to think about giving thanks in a holistic way that recognizes the experiences of first peoples of our nation.
An enthusiastic mer-boy is so happy that he just wants to give all of his friends a squish - only it turns out that some of his friends don’t feel comfortable with that. How the friends come to an awareness of their different preferences and the importance of asking for consent is a clear and age-appropriate way to reinforce children’s rights to bodily autonomy from a young age.
Beyond the basic building blocks of development, watching my kiddo step into her queer identity has broadened my perspective on the fluid possibility contained in each and every human being…
With bright and engaging illustrations, Love Makes a Family creates a literary space to celebrate the love that bonds families in their many forms. A great read for Pride month - or any month of the year!
At Bridgetown Baby, we celebrate papas and partners in June, with a few words of thanks for all that you do to anchor and build the families we’re privileged to share with you…
Violence in the news can feel overwhelming, to us and to our kids. Conversation with our littles is important to ease worries - and it can feel hard to know how to approach it. Read our resources for getting started…
We did it! Your gifts to the Mamas Day campaign are already supporting teen parents working hard to keep their kids out of the foster care system. Read more…
Daddy Speaks Love, with its gentle prose and airy watercolor illustrations, celebrates a range of dads and fathering experiences. Parents of all stripes will find reflections of themselves…
We are driven by instinct to protect our children from war and violence - with the privilege of safety that we have, sometimes the best protection we can offer is to help them understand.
What we read with our kids matters - words and images shape our children’s sense of who they can be and what they can do in the world. Women’s accomplishments fill the pages of Think Big, Little One…
The ABCs of Black History is as charming as it is informative, as sobering as it is soaring with hope. With succinct stories told rhythmically, this is a book that educates, celebrates, and reverberates in this Black History month and all year round.
