SJPL Recommends: Resources for Parents in talking about Race and RacismLike this list

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• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

  Faber, Adele,

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  Ideally, conscious conversations between parent and child begin during the child's youngest years, and progress in depth as family communication continues. This practical handbook stresses the importance of building a genuine, lasting,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Talk So Teens Will Listen-- & Listen So Teens Will Talk

  Faber, Adele

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  Perhaps half of the battle for parents wanting to talk with their adolescent children about racism is being able to truly listen to your child and to ensure that your child listens to you as well.

• Stamped (for Kids)

  Racism, Antiracism, and You

  Cherry-Paul, Sonja,

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  A chapter book adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi's and Jason Reynolds' bestseller, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning."

• Let's Talk About Race

  Lester, Julius

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  Share this book with preschoolers and primary school students before progressing to deeper conversations about race and racism.

• How to Teach Kids About Racism

  a Guide on How to Educate Your Child About Diversity & Being Antiracist

  Jackson, Rebecca J.,

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  Created to be suited for preschoolers through high-school aged children, th0s book provides instructions and analogies that you can use to initiate constructive dialogue.

• This Book Is Anti-racist

  Jewell, Tiffany

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  Parents who want to talk with preteens and teens about racism could find sharing this book to be a useful focus to begin their conversation. "Written for the young person who doesn't know how to speak up to the racist adults in their life.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• SJPL recommends: Talking About Race

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  Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture. Since the museum's opening in 2003, the #1 question people ask is how to talk about race. “Let’s Talk! Teaching Race in the Classroom,” has evolved into a collection of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence

  Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race

  Sue, Derald Wing

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  In order to "learn to talk about race openly, honestly, and productively," the author reveals hidden "ground rules" that inhibit honest and productive dialogue about racism. "Through emotional and visceral examples, this book ... provides…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• SJPL recommends: Beyond the Golden Rule: A Parent's Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice

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  Formerly known as Tolerance.org, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Learning for Justice program moves beyond original goals of trying to reduce prejudice and hate and to increase tolerance. They seek to be “a catalyst for racial justice…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• SJPL recommends: Talking to Young Children About Race and Racism | PBS KIDS for Parents

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  Here are tips, books, and resources to help you have meaningful conversations with young children about race, racism, and anti-racist behavior.

• SJPL recommends: How to Talk to Your Children about Protests and Racism - CNN. By Sandee LaMotte, CNN, updated June 2, 2020.

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  CNN urges parents of all races to initiate discussions with their children about race and racism in American society. Help your child navigate the trauma of images and reports of news events in which they hear about both police actions…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• So You Want to Talk About Race

  Oluo, Ijeoma,

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  This bestseller "offers a hard-hitting but user-friendly examination of race in America" that provides essential historical and sociological context of systemic racism in American society, addressing typical questions of both whites and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• SJPL Recommends: Anti-Defamation League. Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events.

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  The Anti-Defamation League, "Fighting hate for good," is an anti-hate organization founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of antisemitism and bigotry. A global leader in exposing extremism, delivering anti-bias education and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crucial Conversations

  Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High

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  Examining your own ability as a parent to talk comfortably about difficult subjects with other people is a valuable prerequisite to examine your own attitudes before opening conversation with your child about the emotionally charged…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• SJPL recommends: Talking to your kids about racism | UNICEF Parenting

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  “The way children understand the world evolves as they grow, but it’s never too late to talk to them about equality and racism. Here are some age-appropriate ways to start that conversation and explain that racism is always wrong. … Take…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• SJPL Recommends: How to Talk with Kids About Racism and Racial Violence.| Common Sense Media

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  Blog by Allison Briscoe Smith, June 2020. It starts with checking in on yourself, and then listening deeply. Advice from Common Sense Media editors. See also Carolyn Knorr's Blog, on talking with children about any difficult topics …Read moreRead more of this annotation

• SJPL Recommends: How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids | Common Sense Media

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  Movies, TV, and books can be powerful teaching tools when it comes to helping kids understand race, racism, and a history of racial oppression. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

• How to Have That Difficult Conversation You've Been Avoiding

  With Your Spouse, Adult Child, Family, Boss, Coworker, Friend, Parent or Someone You're Dating

  Cloud, Henry

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  Encourages parents (and others) to give up their hesitation in brining up challenging topics. Written from a religious/psychological perspective. Emphasizes that "healthy confrontation can improve relationships."

• Real American

  a Memoir

  Lythcott-Haims, Julie,

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  The author' explains that while her first book, How to raise an adult, takes on the harm of helicopter parenting. [her] second book, Real American, examines the thousand small cuts racism imposes on African-Americans.