Anti-Racist Parenting Session 2

What’s My Role? Moving Towards Anti-Racist Parenting

Objectives

Build skills to persist in difficult conversations about race and racism even when they feel uncomfortable.
Gain knowledge around children’s development of racial awareness.
Start developing a growth mindset toward your anti-racist parenting journey.

Weekly Slides

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In-Class Activities & Resources

Racial Equity Principles

Cycle of Socialization

Cycle of Liberation

At-Home Practice

At-Home Practice 1: Set Your Intention

Write 2-3 intentions you have for your anti-racist parenting journey. This might be something that you want to accomplish, or hopes you have for your child or your child’s future. You can think about the content we’ve covered in class so far or your own reasons for signing up for this course. Post your intentions on this padlet. The rest of the group will see your post, but it is anonymous (your name is not attached to your post).

At-Home Practice 2: Read and Reflect

Read Our Skin with your child and use the prompts to help guide your conversation. After you read the story together, write a descriptive summary describing how it went. What do you think went well? What was difficult? What feelings came up for you as you engaged in this conversation with your child? How receptive was your child to the conversation? How do you know? When you’re done, upload your reflection into your Google Drive folder.

At-Home Practice 3: Practice Mindful Awareness of Emotions

Get curious about your emotions this next week. What’s coming up for you when you consider or begin to practice talking with your child about race and racism? Try bringing your attention to your breath, pausing for a moment, checking out how you’re feeling before going ahead with the interaction. Notice if the feeling passes, or if you’re able to persist despite some apprehension about “getting things right.”

Dive Deeper Resources

Fostering Anti-Racism in White Children and Youth: Development Within Contexts (Hazelbaker et al., 2022)

Addressing Racial Injustice with Young Children (EmbraceRace)