Children’s Books to Help You Talk to Your Kids About Race and Racism
It’s never too early to start these important conversations with your kids.As parents, we strive to raise good humans—kids that spot injustice and stand for equity. But where do we start? The thing is, parents can’t teach anti-racism all by themselves at home. Raising anti-rascist/sexist/ableist humans requires we build empathy in our little ones, and we learn empathy from others and their stories.
Sometimes we hear parents worry that introducing topics like racism too early might be harmful, but it turns out kids begin noticing race as early ashave found that 6-month-old babies are able to nonverbally categorize people by race, toddlers as young as 2 use race to reason about people’s behaviors and preschoolers express racial bias.2019 study
, 60 percent of parents rarely or never discuss race, ethnicity or social class with their children. But the study emphasizes that understanding and valuing one’s identity and the identity of others can help kids become more confident and accepting adults.too early to have these conversations with your kids, and it’s critical that we start young if we want to raise a generation of empathetic and anti-racist humans. A great way to kick-off those talks is by reading diverse children’s books.
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