{"id":3639,"date":"2023-01-22T21:34:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T03:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/?page_id=3639"},"modified":"2024-03-04T18:07:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T00:07:28","slug":"talking-to-children-about-race","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/talking-to-children-about-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking to Children about Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>There are many great websites and resources for families and teachers to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. See the below resources to learn more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 Tips for Choosing \u201cgood\u2019 picture books featuring diverse, BIPOC characters, by Dr. Krista Aronson: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embracerace.org\/resources\/8-tips-for-choosing-good-picture-books-featuring-diverse-bipoc-characters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.embracerace.org\/resources\/8-tips-for-choosing-good-picture-books-featuring-diverse-bipoc-characters&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674530371606000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0vAbmKuiAihUp8H1xas_qs\">https:\/\/www.embracerace.org\/<wbr \/>resources\/8-tips-for-choosing-<wbr \/>good-picture-books-featuring-<wbr \/>diverse-bipoc-characters<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Diverse Book Finder: <a href=\"https:\/\/diversebookfinder.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/diversebookfinder.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674530371606000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2L-CMmJ0D7bVRozZR1ZYPJ\">https:\/\/diversebookfinder.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tips for Talking to Children About Race and Racism: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/erinwinkler\/tips-for-talking-to-children-about-race-and-racism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/erinwinkler\/tips-for-talking-to-children-about-race-and-racism&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674530371606000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ntTt6naZZf8DNHHmRfcRC\">https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/<wbr \/>erinwinkler\/tips-for-talking-<wbr \/>to-children-about-race-and-<wbr \/>racism<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Embrace Race Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/embracerace\/022624-podcast-1293343?e=1dd7788d29\">https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/embracerace\/022624-podcast-1293343?e=1dd7788d29<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Raising Race Conscious Children: <a href=\"https:\/\/raceconscious.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/raceconscious.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674530371606000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2GP6R7zV03XpLtKCKWlajF\">https:\/\/raceconscious.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Teaching Young Children about Race: A Guide for Parents and Teachers: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingforchange.org\/teaching-about-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.teachingforchange.org\/teaching-about-race&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674530371606000&amp;usg=AOvVaw27GAzPQ-AANIT_3tzLgbQF\">https:\/\/www.teachingforchange.<wbr \/>org\/teaching-about-race<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Children are not colorblind: How young children learn race, by Erin Winkler: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3094721\/Children_Are_Not_Colorblind_How_Young_Children_Learn_Race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3094721\/Children_Are_Not_Colorblind_How_Young_Children_Learn_Race&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674530371606000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0r368I1SFMjGEOMTMUZoxy\">https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/<wbr \/>3094721\/Children_Are_Not_<wbr \/>Colorblind_How_Young_Children_<wbr \/>Learn_Race<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cEven Babies Discriminate\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/even-babies-discriminate-nurtureshock-excerpt-79233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/even-babies-discriminate-nurtureshock-excerpt-79233&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674530371606000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qUzat4G4Wm9KCH7_ISBNz\">https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/even-<wbr \/>babies-discriminate-<wbr \/>nurtureshock-excerpt-79233<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harvard University\u2019s Implicit Bias Test: <a href=\"https:\/\/implicit.harvard.edu\/implicit\/takeatest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/implicit.harvard.edu\/implicit\/takeatest.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674530371606000&amp;usg=AOvVaw30yLF8ZWwsZu4z1S-mU6Yy\">https:\/\/implicit.harvard.edu\/<wbr \/>implicit\/takeatest.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>UW-Madison Cooperative Children&#8217;s Book Center:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ccbc.education.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ccbc.education.wisc.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1676922836154000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0iIGh1EQvFZ-0ROECMWIOf\">https:\/\/ccbc.<wbr \/>education.wisc.edu\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brief List of Diverse Books for Preschool Age:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Let\u2019s Talk About Race, by Julius Lester<\/li>\n<li>All the Colors We Are, by Katie Kissinger<\/li>\n<li>Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children, by Sandra Pinkney<\/li>\n<li>Our Skin: A Conversation about Race, by Megan Madison<\/li>\n<li>I Celebrate My Skin, by Nonku Kunene Adumetey<\/li>\n<li>Colors of Me, by Brynne Barns<\/li>\n<li>Honeysmoke, by Monique Fields<\/li>\n<li>Dreamers, by Yuyi Morales<\/li>\n<li>What is a Refugee?, by Elise Gravel<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate Me! By Taye Diggs<\/li>\n<li>I am Hapa! \/ !Soy Hapa! By Crystal Smith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Having open discussions in your family about race can include asking questions such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you like about yourself?<\/li>\n<li>What makes a good friend?<\/li>\n<li>How are you a good friend?<\/li>\n<li>How are you kind to others?<\/li>\n<li>How are you unique and different?<\/li>\n<li>How do you choose your friends?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many great websites and resources for families and teachers to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. See the below resources to learn more. &nbsp; 8 Tips for Choosing \u201cgood\u2019 picture books featuring diverse, BIPOC characters, by Dr. Krista Aronson: https:\/\/www.embracerace.org\/resources\/8-tips-for-choosing-good-picture-books-featuring-diverse-bipoc-characters Diverse Book Finder: https:\/\/diversebookfinder.org\/ Tips for Talking to Children About Race and Racism: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3639"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3639"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3855,"href":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3639\/revisions\/3855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.datrockco.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}