In the lead-up to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, children may start asking questions about racism.
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In the lead-up to the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, children may start asking questions about racism.
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“You don’t want to take away any of their innocence. But you have to,” said artist Darrin Bell, whose memoir reveals how he taught his son about racism in the U.S.
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Research shows that talking openly about race makes children more empathetic and raises their self-esteem.
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When children indirectly heard negative words being spoken about a fictional group, they were more likely to have a negative attitude toward that group compared to children who did not hear anything negative about said group.
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The story of Mimi Groves, Jimmy Galligan and their Loudoun County community is a cautionary tale, says Devorah Heitner, for what can happen when teens are left to fend for themselves after the adults around them fail to act -- and how pointing fingers allows people to avoid looking at themselves.
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Books can play a role in activism and change. Here are five books that will help young people build their racial literacy.
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For parents of White children trying to make sense of what's happening in America right now, says Jennifer Harvey, this is the most important question to ask: How do we actively support White children and youth in becoming antiracist? One of the answers is by talking to them explicitly about what's going on in places like in Kenosha, Harvey argues.
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Support for the Black Lives Matter movement has swelled across the UK since the killing of George Floyd, but the news has left many parents struggling to explain racism to their children.
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The children and grandchildren of immigrants have joined the Black Lives Matter movement, but they often have to explain to their parents why change is necessary
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This is the world I let be created. They know this. They blame me for it. They are right. Also, would you like dinner? What movie should we watch?
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Plenty of articles have been circulating with recommendations, but it’s also important for parents to know how to find and vet media for their families.
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When the movement for black lives began, I did not have children. Now the fight means more to me—coupled with fears that are even deeper.
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Just as families of color have always had to socialize their children on matters of race, white parents need to socialize their children about race, too. Especially now.
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People of Asian appearance, including children, have been a target of racism from the early days of the pandemic, experts say. To change it, we need to start having a discussion about diversity and fairness with all of our children.
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You might say to your son, “While your friends might think they’re being funny or cool, words can do harm, and repeating slurs is fundamentally degrading to the groups they are used against.”
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Joanna Schroeder has a message for parents of teen and tween white boys: If you don't pay attention to their online lives, the white supremacists will.
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Parents need to understand how white supremacists prey on teen boys, so they can intervene.
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A new statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics looks at the effects of racism on children’s development, starting in the womb.
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“It’s a new age of racism,” a doctor says. Her patients are suffering the consequences.
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The sociologist Margaret Hagerman spent two years embedded in upper-middle-class white households, listening in on conversations about race.
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Margaret Hagerman studied affluent, white Americans for two years. Here, she writes about how their parenting can practice what they preach
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By four years, children have already begun to internalise bias and stereotypes. Yet research shows teachers and parents are often uncomfortable or unsure about talking to children about cultural difference.
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I have to model for my children ways for them to confront racism with dignity.