Many in our community are just waking up to the reality of the systemic racism that prevails in our nation. Others have been painfully aware of its existence throughout their lives. As we all seek to more fully understand these realities and find meaningful ways to respond and enact change, one of the best steps we can take is to continue to educate ourselves. And we want to find ways to talk to our children as well. You’ll find below a few starting places we can all use to more fully inform ourselves and talk to our kids about race and racism.
We know these conversations with our children won’t always be easy. But it’s so important. For some of us, this won't be our first experience of talking with our kids about prejudice. For others, it might be the first time we’re addressing the uncomfortable topics of race and privilege. In both cases, the CFC wants to support you in helping your kids understand how to recognize and combat various forms of racism, know what to do when they see it, talk about the images and headlines they might be seeing on the news and social media, and foster self-love and promote a healthy cultural identity.
NY Times article on books to help parents explain racism and the current protests.