Parents know it is vital to teach their kids about race, racism and police brutality.
Some parents may not feel ready to have “the talk” with their kids about racial conflict and police brutality and how it will impact them; others have grown up steeped in a problematic “colorblind” ideology and feel unsure about how to lead open, frank conversations with their own kids.
- Reena Patel, educational psychologist
Before you sit down to talk with your kid about race, racism and the current protests, it’s important to spend some time thinking about what you want to say.
Kids have a lot of questions about the protests, about George Floyd and about race more broadly — and that’s a good thing, according to the experts.
“It’s often true that children bring up racial stuff to parents before parents bring it up to them, and that is another way children learn about race — by watching how their parents react,” said Stevenson.
