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Families Belong Together

June 27, 2018 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Sachi Feris, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS, Uncategorized

by Sachi Feris Inspired by Stand for Kids and A Striving Parent, I asked my six-year-old daughter and two-and-a-half-year-old son whether they might like to make rice krispie treats to raise money for immigrant children who have been separated from their…

White as “right:” Why I don’t normalize Whiteness with my children

February 13, 2018 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Babies, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Race, Sachi Feris, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, Toddlers, White Privilege

by Sachi Feris Around the corner from my apartment is a coffee shop with a poster-sized photograph of Marilyn Monroe. My two-year-old son and I have made many trips to this coffee shop and he always points out this image…

Halloween as an opportunity to dismantle White supremacy: Three Things We Believe This Halloween

October 27, 2017 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Elementary School, Lori Taliaferro Riddick, Middle Grades, Sachi Feris, STRATEGY: CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS

by Lori Riddick and Sachi Feris On September 5th, 2017, Raising Race Conscious Children’s Sachi Feris published a post entitled “Moana, Elsa, and Halloween” that generated various questions and comments. Sachi clarified, on the blog’s Facebook feed, that her discussion…

“I wish I were Black”: Talking about White privilege with my six-year-old

September 15, 2017 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Elementary School, GUEST BLOGGERS, Middle Grades, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: EXPLORE THROUGH PLAY, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS

by guest blogger Ruthie Vincill As a child playing in the ocean, I was taught about the undertow and its power to sneak up on you. As a White child (and beneficiary of White privilege), I was not, however, taught…

What Charlottesville means for our Black family

August 13, 2017 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Elementary School, Lori Taliaferro Riddick, Middle Grades, Race, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, Uncategorized

by Lori Taliaferro Riddick A few weeks ago my family and I visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D. C. As we walked to the museum from our car, my husband warned my children…

The problem with “Crazy” Hair Day

June 8, 2017 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle Grades, Race, Sara Leo, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, White Privilege

by guest blogger Sara Leo This post has been edited from its original which generated largely positive feedback from other White people and critical feedback from people of color. I have learned a lot through this process and I believe…

“Who is directly impacted?”; Learning to be an effective White activist with my nine-year-old

June 2, 2017 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Sarae Pacetta, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS

by guest blogger Sarae Pacetta I’m the White, cisgender (defined as when one’s gender corresponds to their assigned sex) mother of a White child, and a preschool teacher in Columbus, Ohio. I live with my partner and our nine-year-old, who…

Playing Monopoly and my “anti-Monopoly” talk

April 21, 2017 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Class, Early Childhood, Elementary School, Sachi Feris, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: EXPLORE THROUGH PLAY, STRATEGY: FAIRNESS/UNFAIRNESS

by Sachi Feris My almost-five-year-old has attended her fair share of protests since November. Even my 19-month-old raises a fist in protest when my daughter prompts a call and response: “One!” “We are the people!” “Two!” “A little bit louder!” “Three!”…

Using books to jump-start family conversations on race

March 24, 2017 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Andrew Maraniss, Elementary School, STRATEGY: AFFIRM CHILDREN'S QUESTIONS, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM

by guest blogger Andrew Maraniss When my kindergartner learned our family would be marching in Nashville’s Martin Luther King Day parade, she knew just what she wanted to carry: the MLK poster she had created in her art class. We…

Lessons on Social Justice Parenting and Protest from My Kindergartener

February 24, 2017 · by Raising Race Conscious Children · in Early Childhood, Elementary School, Jardana Peacock, Race, STRATEGY: CHILDREN AND ACTIVISM, STRATEGY: CONSIDER FEELINGS, STRATEGY: NAME RACE/WHITENESS, STRATEGY: SPEAK TO IMAGES/WORDS, White Privilege

by guest blogger Jardana Peacock The morning after the election of Donald Trump, I remember the heaviness in my body and heart. I had to tell my five-year-old, River, that Trump had been elected. River has accompanied my partner and…

Families Belong Together

White as “right:” Why I don’t normalize Whiteness with my children

Halloween as an opportunity to dismantle White supremacy: Three Things We Believe This Halloween

“I wish I were Black”: Talking about White privilege with my six-year-old

What Charlottesville means for our Black family

The problem with “Crazy” Hair Day

“Who is directly impacted?”; Learning to be an effective White activist with my nine-year-old

Playing Monopoly and my “anti-Monopoly” talk

Using books to jump-start family conversations on race

Lessons on Social Justice Parenting and Protest from My Kindergartener

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