Read this book to know how to help your child understand the gift of gender.
How Our Paths Crossed
I was recently offered a complimentary copy of the following book. It happens to be offered by my favorite children’s publisher, New Growth Press. The books have meaningful messages written so that children listen. Continue reading to find out about the book and what This Mom and the Kiddo like (or dislike) about this particular book.
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About the Book
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 in 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.
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About the Author
Marty Machowski is a Family Life Pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, where he has served on the pastoral staff for thirty years. Machowski leads Promise Kingdom, the gospel-centered children’s ministry of Covenant Fellowship.
He is the author of numerous resources for churches and families, including The Gospel Story for Kids series, The Ology, and Parenting First Aid. His latest release is the children’s picture book, Don’t Blame the Mud.
Machowski and his wife, Lois, reside in West Chester, Pennsylvania. They have six children and two grandchildren. He is also the Executive Editor for Children’s Resources at New Growth Press.
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This Mom’s Review
This book covers a topic that many people are tiptoeing around. Yes, me included. I wasn’t sure how to address my son about this evergrowing concern. Gender confusion is right here in our own town. It breaks my heart. This book has helped me understand how I can love others while standing on God’s truth regarding gender. My son and I are more likely to have more discussions as we read this book again.
In this particular book, the author teaches children that God, not our preferences, decides one’s gender and how we can show God’s love to anyone, including someone confused about their own gender. Simple, yet truthful and useful. The message in this book is so important for children to hear and believe in this messed up world we live in.
Thank you, Marty Machowski and New Growth Press, for approaching such a relevant but difficult issue.
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