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BELLYBUTTONS ARE NAVELS


1984
12m 13s Produced by: Mark Schoen, Ph.D.

When grandma asks for a bedtime book suggestion, four year-olds John and Megan choose an old favorite, Bellybuttons Are Navels. The book helps them discover some simple truths: boys and girls have some of the same body parts and some that are different, too. All have accurate names. Grandma's calm, confident manner models wholesome discussion.

Bellybuttons Are Navels is designed primarily to illustrate honest adult-child discussion, but also to help children develop healthy acceptance of the total body; to provide a basic vocabulary for introducing the topics of human sexuality, reproduction sexual anatomy and sexual abuse awareness; and to model sex-positive roles for children and adults.

The book "Bellybuttons Are Navels" is available at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_2_6?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=bellybuttons+are+navels&sprefix=bellyb

 

... a pioneering film... a fine resource.
- SIECUS Report

... brilliantly produced film about introducing children to human sexuality.
 - School Library Journal




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Posted by (793 days ago)
While this is an excellent and age appropropriate book, it is neglectful of those who are transgender. I am unsure of how that would be taught.
Posted by (1671 days ago)
Excellent and timeless.
Posted by (1748 days ago)
I love how the grandmother uses anatomical names without any self-consciousness. This film was made about 25 years ago, but I think most parents are still incapable of talking to their kids this way.

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