Raising an Anti-Racist Child

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Do you want to be part of the solution to the inequity that exists in our country? If so, one of the best things you can do is raise your child to be anti-racist. Join our conversation with Tiffany Jewell, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, This Book is Anti-Racist and The Anti-Racist Kid.
In this episode, we cover:

• At what age do kids notice race? And does this age differ in the US depending on the child's skin color?
• Why not teach our kids to be colorblind?
• How do the books we read, the movies we watch, the friends we make, the doctors we visit, and the conversations we have at home all shape our children’s views of race?
• What’s the difference between not being racist and being anti-racist?
• Is there a difference between how a White parent and a Black parent should approach raising an anti-racist child?
• Practical Tips for Parents 

Resources:

• The Anti-Racist Kid by Tiffany Jewell
• 4 Tips to Raising an Anti-Racist Kid by Creating a Family
• Resources for finding great children’s books: 
  • Diverse Book Finder is a fantastic website that allows you to search for children’s books based on specific categories (e.g., biographies, oppression/resistance; crossing divides, etc.), race/culture (e.g., African American, brown-skinned but race unidentified, Latinx, Asian, Middle Eastern, Bi/Multiracial, etc.), country, religion, etc.
  • The Brown Bookshelf highlights Black voices writing for young readers.
  • The Conscious Kid is an education, research, and policy organization that promotes children’s books centered on underrepresented and oppressed groups. They have a book of the month subscription service and a terrific list of books by Black authors that center, reflect, and affirm Black children of all ages. You can also follow them on Instagram to learn about these books.
  • Jane Addams Peace Association, Children's Book Awards
• EmbraceRace.org – Resource site formed by black and multi-racial parents with tools for parenting kids of color.
• One Talk at a Time – Providing support for Latinx American, Asian American, African American, and Black youth and their families to have conversations about race and ethnicity. In recognition that the issues may differ depending on the ethnicity, they have a separate section for Black, Asian, and Latinx parents.

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