Straight Talk: A mother daugther conversation about self-acceptance and learning to love your hair

Raising cultural sensitive kids can be a challenge. YOU... Have to expose them to a wealth of diverse books and products. "Straight Talk" is a great step in that direction.The book uses hair as vehicle to spur conversation about the common cultural experience of hair-shaming that many African American girls experience. The unique use of actual historical facts gives the child a history lesson and teaches them self-acceptance. Sisters Morgan and Maddie give their mother nothing but trouble when it comes to combing their hair. They try many tricks to get out of the process and, more importantly, are convinced that getting a hair relaxer will be the answer to all their troubles.Their mother takes them on a historical journey to find out the history behind why they should love their hair. The message of self-acceptance transcends gender and race. Please add this book to your child's growing library of diverse books. Winner of an Indie Excellence Book Award Books video: https: //youtu.be/KHSeTtyeaOw (paste link into browser

Author: Antonio Thompson, Kirleen Neely
Publisher: Richardson Counseling Servcies
Published: 10/27/2014
Pages: 24
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.06d
ISBN: 9780692309025

About the Author
Dr. Neely has worked in the mental health field for more than twenty years and holds a PhD in counselor education. She believes that building healthy self-esteem for girls has to start when they are young. Her philosophy is to use history as a tool to educate and motive young girls to embrace their natural beauty. Dr. Neely feels that it's not enough to tell children to love themselves, they also have to be given the history behind the message. Her book gives children a history lesson about African hair and instills pride and heritage. As a licensed professional counselor she works with women and girls on building self-esteem in her private practice. This book was inspired by her qualitative research on dominate beauty standards and hair loss for women of color. www.richardsoncounseling.com

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