Experts share advice for parents navigating issues of racism and white privilege.
“It is the system of racism that confers the privilege to white people and disadvantages people of color. Consequently, if parents want children to understand privilege, they have to start by explaining racism.”
“If you are sincere in a desire to build anti-racism into your kid’s values, you start as early as possible,” Brancato said. “The same way you wouldn’t say you value teaching your kids to be honest and then have your first conversation about honesty when your child approaches puberty, you don’t delay conversations about race and privilege if you want your kids to grow up anti-racist.”
Tatum advised explaining racism to preschoolers in these moments as “unfair treatment” based on race, or what they look like. Using those terms is an age-appropriate and effective way to help them understand bias.When talking about racism and privilege in terms of fairness and unfairness, parents can use concrete, kid-friendly examples to help their children grasp these more abstract concepts.
- Gabriela Livas Stein, associate professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro With young children, parents can talk about how unfair it is that some people work very, very hard but still don’t get ahead in life. As they get older, you can use more examples, like how hard it is to get out of debt when you owe a lot of money.“White parents should recognize their own privileges and share this with their children,” said Reena B. Patel, a licensed educational psychologist. “Help children see what others may not have.
“Then, talk about what they can do to contribute to equity to make sure that everyone gets to benefit from their hard work ... to ensure that you are not continuing this pattern whether at school, work or in society ― and to question critically policies that continue this pattern,” Stein recommended.
“Current events on the news can provide opportunities for discussion with older children. Unfortunately, there have been many such opportunities!” Tatum said. “Reading books together or watching documentaries can be another way to start a conversation about social injustice.
Parents of color generally don’t talk about privilege. They talk about racism and try to prepare their children to cope with it.”
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