TALKING TO OUR KIDS ABOUT RACE, RACISM, AND PRIVILEGE
“It's okay to make mistakes when you're advocating or speaking out. And not everyone’s going to welcome your participation. That's okay. That's the price we pay for our privilege. Just listen, learn and continue to do the best you can to make a positive difference.”
This week on the 3D Parent Podcast, I am going to share six actionable steps that you can take right away to address race, identity, prejudice within your own families.
Some of the topics covered in this episode include:
- Common reasons why White parents choose to not to talk about racism and prejudices (and how that choice is actually a privilege)
- The importance of intentionality when teaching kids about race, racism, and privilege.
- Six actionable steps that parents can start taking TODAY to effectively and appropriately address race, racism, and privilege within their family.
If you’re feeling intimidated or unsure of how to discuss the topics of race, racism, and privilege with your children, know that you are not alone. However, these conversations are necessary building blocks to a more equal society. So I encourage parents to make a commitment to complete at least one step a week to genuinely address these difficult topics within your households.
If you have enjoyed this episode of the podcast, take a screenshot, head on over to Instagram and share it your IG stories and tag me, @the3Dparent
Do you have a parenting question for an upcoming episode? I would LOVE to connect with you and answer your questions. Please share your parenting question here!
Grab your free copy of the 10 Steps To Get Back in Control of Your Children here!
EPISODE RESOURCES:
- Explanation of what it is to be a white accomplice: https://www.whiteaccomplices.org
- PDF on what children understand about race from birth through age 6+:
- Five episode program for parents from Seattle’s King 5 News on race, racism, identity
- Harvard Implicit Association Test
- Children’s Book: Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano PhD, Marietta Collins PhD, and Ann Hazard PhD. Here is a link to a YouTube read-aloud version.
- Children’s Book: A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory. Here is a link to a YouTube read-aloud version.
- Website with book lists on police brutality, black heroes, recognizing privilege and more resources
- King 5 Series on Race and Parenting: “How we talk to our kids about race, racism and identity”
- http://www.willaplayschool.org
EPISODES TO FURTHER THE DISCUSSION:
Episode 24: Surviving and Thriving During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Episode 28: Talking to Your Kids About Sex
CONNECT WITH THE 3D PARENT:
